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The coronavirus pandemic upended the economy — particularly the lives of immigrants, who might not be eligible for all of the assistance distributed to citizens.
@ldarmiento reports: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
@ldarmiento reports: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
Not only have immigrants disproportionately contracted COVID-19, but industries that often rely on their labor have also been among the slowest to rebound from the virus shutdowns.
This could be contributing to a trend of reverse migration. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
This could be contributing to a trend of reverse migration. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
California’s immigrant population fell by 642,200, or 6.2%, during the first five months of the pandemic, according to an analysis of census data by UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
“Even without the pandemic, there was already a trend where there were a lot of migrants leaving California for other states,” said Edward Flores, a UC Merced sociology professor, who believes the survey highlights the need for more financial assistance. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
The issue goes far beyond California.
The pandemic closed borders worldwide and stopped the flow of migrants seeking seasonal work, while also causing reverse migration, a United Nations Refugee Agency official said in May. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
The pandemic closed borders worldwide and stopped the flow of migrants seeking seasonal work, while also causing reverse migration, a United Nations Refugee Agency official said in May. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
. @ldarmiento explains more about the pandemic's impact on California's immigrants and the potential ramifications of reverse migration: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-16/reverse-migration-california-coronavirus-covid-pandemic
