The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labor.
Kayleigh McEnany faced reporters for the first time in the White House Briefing Room on Friday.NEW YORK -- Ulises García went from being a waiter to working at a laundromat. Yelitza Esteva used to do manicures and now delivers groceries. Maribel Torres swapped cleaning homes for sewing masks.
“I wonder sometimes if I should quit because I don’t feel comfortable working, when the virus is everywhere,” said García, a former waiter who now works at the laundromat in Brooklyn selling detergent, bleach or fabric softener.For Venezuelan immigrant Yelitza Esteva there was no option other than to work after she lost the $2,100-per-month salary she earned at a Miami hair salon.
“I am very, very fearful,” said Esteva, who applies anti-bacterial lotion constantly while shopping at the supermarkets. “I trust God, who is protecting us.” Diana Mejía, health and safety coordinator for an interfaith organization that helps immigrants, Wind of the Spirit, says day laborers have shown up near the train station in Morristown, New Jersey, for years to wait to be picked up by construction and landscaping companies.“Many used to work at restaurants. Also, for construction companies that closed,” she said.
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