WGBH: Undocumented Immigrants Face Coronavirus, Job Loss With No Safety Net
Some undocumented people decide to go public with their status in order to help their fellow immigrants. Nelson Hernandez from Framingham, Mass., is active in a group called La Voz de la Comunidad - Framingham. He said he lost his job in construction when his boss sent everyone home because of the virus. He now worries about feeding his wife and two kids.
“Many people are afraid and don’t know their rights, are panicking about what to do, what they’ll do to pay for rent, for lights, or food,” he said. “If we run out of it, if they order a curfew. What are we going to do? No one knows how to live through this. It’s a mess, a historic moment in the world.”