WORTHINGTON — Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Migration Policy Institute identified immigrants and other minorities to be disproportionally affected by the pandemic. However, in studying the coronavirus relief and recovery plans right here in Worthington, MPI was able to identify innovative strategies for providing public health and economic support to immigrant families.
During the last three years, much of senior fellow and researcher Michael Fix and co-author Randy Capps’ focus has been on the overarching theme of immigrants as essential workers.
While some immigrant families were unable to access government aid due to their status as non-citizens, close housing conditions, lack of access to healthcare, and working in industries with high exposure rates all contributed to making them more vulnerable during the height of the pandemic.
“Those workers had to keep working in person at the height of the pandemic…
