Harris County doubles COVID-19 relief fund to $30 million (Houston: income, taxes)

[kreeyax]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/pol...0-15281010.php

The program, which tentatively was approved three weeks ago, gives priority to low-income residents, residents in the country illegally, victims of domestic violence and children aging out of foster care. It aims to assist residents who are ineligible for federal aid through the CARES Act or who need help beyond the $1,200 stimulus checks some taxpayers received.

[houston-nomad]

This is much needed help for families who need it. These are the workers who are on the front lines, working in the supermarkets, janitorial, gas stations, and other essential jobs that are being done, often without protection from disease. Bravo to the county and to the Houston Community Fund for organizing the effort!

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Originally Posted by houston-nomad

This is much needed help for families who need it. These are the workers who are on the front lines, working in the supermarkets, janitorial, gas stations, and other essential jobs that are being done, often without protection from disease. Bravo to the county and to the Houston Community Fund for organizing the effort!

Agreed. I have no objection to earmarked money for undocumented immigrants given the role they fill in our local economy.

[kreeyax]

Originally Posted by houston-nomad

This is much needed help for families who need it. These are the workers who are on the front lines, working in the supermarkets, janitorial, gas stations, and other essential jobs that are being done, often without protection from disease. Bravo to the county and to the Houston Community Fund for organizing the effort!

Always been curious about this, but how does an undocumented worker get a job at a supermarket (for example)? Do they falsify the I-9 documentation required by the govt.? Do the supermarkets not require them to complete the I-9? Do they have taxes withheld from their paychecks?

[houston-nomad]

Originally Posted by kreeyax

Always been curious about this, but how does an undocumented worker get a job at a supermarket (for example)? Do they falsify the I-9 documentation required by the govt.? Do the supermarkets not require them to complete the I-9? Do they have taxes withheld from their paychecks?

I have no idea. I just know that the undocumented people with whom I have spoken have hustled incredibly hard here and worked any job they could get. I don't know how the paperwork works.