Unemployed by Citrus Freeze, CA Illegal Aliens Get Tax-Funded Benefits
"The deep freeze that has destroyed some $1 billion worth of California citrus
could also mean months of unemployment for thousands of farmworkers, packers and truck drivers during what is already a lean season for those who work in agriculture, industry officials say," the AP reports. "Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the state would offer assistance to all affected laborers, regardless of their immigration status. ''Everyone will get help,'' he said Tuesday. 'We are not here collecting immigration statuses.' The governor's press secretary, Aaron McLear, elaborated on Schwarzenegger's comment Wednesday, saying the promised assistance for illegal immigrants included food programs, temporary housing, low-income energy assistance and other social services -- but not unemployment insurance."
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