Top Undocumented Immigrant Issues in New York for Help Up to $ 15,600.

Although dozens of undocumented immigrants have already received financial aid of up to $ 15,600 in New York, thousands still have not been able to process their applications due to serious problems, including proof of work and residency.

There are people who have residency documents, but not those who prove their employment history, according to a City Limits report .

"This lack of documents leaves out many workers who were supposed to be accepted to apply to the aid fund for excluded workers of the state," it is indicated.

The problem that some face is that they have even worked under names other than the real ones, which prevents them from accessing the benefit.

“Employees who have worked under a different name,” Jessica Maxwell, executive director of the Workers Center of Central New York, explained to journalist Daniel Parra.

It was added that this way of operating by these immigrants is for fear of being detected by the authorities or to be able to enter certain industries, but that complicates their legal and aid processes.

“Abelino, who preferred that his last name not be revealed, has no documents to prove his identity. Unlike (Yovani) Bravo, he does not have a driver's license, or passport, or any of the accepted documents ”, it is exemplified.

There are dozens of civil organizations that help immigrants, but they do not apply for aid due to the lack of documents, so activists believe that the requirements should change, since these people would be "doubly excluded."

The aids vary depending on the case, ranging from $ 3,200 less taxes to those that could obtain $ 15,600, all based on a system of points to accumulate, according to the requirements.

Among the solutions that organizations like Make the Road New York consider is that workers write their employment letter, as in the case of domestic workers, because employers do not always want to grant the receipt .

"The second biggest obstacle in the application is the proof of residence because many workers do not have the lease contracts in their names or they only rent a room that they pay in cash or in the case of farm workers, the employer pays in many cases the residence ", it was added.