New Jersey Group Calls for COVID-19 Relief for Undocumented Workers
SUMMARY BY TAX ANALYSTS
New Jersey Policy Perspective called for the state to provide relief and protection for undocumented workers who are out of work because of COVID-19, citing the $1.3 billion that such workers have paid in unemployment insurance taxes since 2010, and the $587 million in state and local taxes contributed annually; the group argued in favor of a state program that mirrors the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program and is available for all workers.