Tag: unemployment aid

US Sanctuary States Handing Out Millions in Unemployment Benefits to Illegal Aliens

An investigation conducted by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has found that sanctuary states in the United States are dishing out millions of dollars worth of taxpayers’ money to illegal immigrants. Illegal aliens are ineligible for federal unemployment benefits, with the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) requiring U.S. states to take precautions to prohibit…


US Jobless Claims Rise to 861,000 as Layoffs Remain High

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections. Applications from laid-off workers rose 13,000 from the previous week, which was revised sharply higher, the Labor Department said Thursday. Before the virus erupted in…