在COVID-19大流行期间，加州将向没有资格获得失业救济或其他类型财政救济的无证工人提供1.25亿美元的救灾款项。
该基金包括来自州政府的7500万美元和来自慈善机构的5000万美元。加州州长加文·纽瑟姆周三宣布了这一消息。
“加州是美国最多样化的州。纽森在一份声明中表示:“我们的多样性让我们变得更强大、更有弹性。”。“每一个加州人，包括我们的非法邻居和朋友，都应该知道，在这场危机中，加州会支持他们。我们都在一起。”
加州被认为是大约200万非法移民的家园，占该州劳动力的近10%。尽管许多人因流感而失去了工作和收入，但没有人有资格获得失业救济或联邦援助，就像许多美国人本周开始接受的1200美元刺激付款一样。
2020年3月27日，加州州长加文·纽瑟姆在医院船USNS·梅茜抵达洛杉矶港时发表讲话。
无证成年人可以在下个月开始申请新基金。该州的7500万美元将用于向大约15万名成年人一次性支付500美元，每个家庭最高限额为1000美元。
关注移民和难民的私人团体资助者正在监督和筹集额外的5000万美元，称为加州移民复原基金。包括倡导团体艾默生集体在内的多个捐助方提供了550万美元的初始资金。
艾默生集团创始人兼总裁劳伦娜·鲍威尔·乔布斯表示:“由于联邦政府和许多州未能向无证移民提供所有美国人都应得的经济和健康支持，我希望全国各地的公司、基金会和个人能和我们一起提供紧急救援，帮助我们社区的这些成员度过这个充满挑战的时期。”。
纽森还宣布，该州的就业发展部呼叫中心将开始延长工作时间，每周7天，从早上8点至晚上8点，帮助居民申请失业救济。
纽瑟姆说:“许多加州人离失去家园或吃饭只有一分之差，而COVID-19只会让这些挑战变得更糟。”。“加州正致力于尽快将救济资金和失业救济交到那些需要的人手中。”
州长最近采取的其他措施包括，规定该州的医疗援助计划Medi-Cal涵盖与COVID-19相关的护理，作为一项紧急服务，无论患者的覆盖水平或移民文件状况如何。
纽森是该国第一位在3月19日发布全州庇护令的州长。加州是美国人口最多的州，但确诊的COVID-19病例迄今少于一些人的预期，截至周三已超过26，000例。
纽森办公室指示新闻周刊当记者问及对此事的评论时。
CALIFORNIA TO ISSUE $125M IN DISASTER RELIEF CHECKS TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS, GOV. NEWSOM SAYS
California is set to provide $125 million in disaster relief payments to undocumented workers not eligible for unemployment or other types of financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fund includes $75 million from the state and another $50 million from philanthropic sources. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the news on Wednesday.
"California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient," said Newsom in a statement. "Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis. We are all in this together."
California is believed to be home to around 2 million undocumented immigrants, representing nearly 10 percent of the state's workforce. Although many have lost jobs and income due to the pandemic, none are eligible for unemployment or federal assistance like the $1,200 stimulus payments many Americans began receiving this week.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks as the hospital ship USNS Mercy arrives at the Port of Los Angeles on March 27, 2020.
Undocumented adults can begin applying for the new fund next month. The state's $75 million will be used to give approximately 150,000 adults a one-time payment of $500, with a cap of $1,000 per household.
Private group Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees is overseeing and fundraising for the additional $50 million, dubbed the California Immigrant Resilience Fund. An initial $5.5 million has been provided by multiple donors, including advocacy group Emerson Collective.
"With the federal government and so many states failing to provide undocumented immigrants the economic and health supports all Americans deserve, I hope that corporations, foundations and individuals across the country will join us in providing the emergency relief these members of our community need to weather this challenging time," said Laurene Powell Jobs, Founder and President of Emerson Collective.
Newsom also announced that the state's Employment Development Department call center would begin operating on expanded hours, 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., helping residents apply for unemployment amid the pandemic.
"Many Californians are one paycheck away from losing their homes or from being able to put food on their tables, and COVID-19 has only made these challenges worse," Newsom said. "California is focused on getting relief dollars and unemployment assistance in the hands of those who need it as quickly as possible."
Other recent measures by the governor include mandating that the the state's medical assistance program Medi-Cal cover care related to COVID-19 as an emergency service regardless of a patient's coverage level or immigration documentation status.
Newsom was the first governor in the country to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order, doing so on March 19. California has the largest population of any U.S. state but confirmed COVID-19 cases have so far been fewer than some expected, with over 26,000 as of Wednesday.
Newsom's office directed Newsweek to a video of the press conference when asked for comment.
