Posted on 01/19/2025 12:49:52 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Domestic workers in Los Angeles say they're struggling to make ends meet after the houses they worked in burned down in the deadly wildfires.
The Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades and the Eaton Fire in Altadena forced thousands of people to evacuate. The fires destroyed more than 12,000 structures and 27 deaths have been confirmed by officials.
According to Flor Martinez Zaragoza, founder and CEO of Celebration Nation, a non-profit organization that provides support and resources for the Indigenous and Latino community, many domestic workers now face a dire financial hardship because of their employment in areas where structures burned down.
"A lot of work is not available to them anymore, and unfortunately it's not the best time for that because of the price on food and the way the economy is right now," Martinez Zaragoza told ABC News.
"Many domestic workers, believe it or not, a lot of them happen to be undocumented, that's why they take on certain work that others might not want to do ... a lot of times these are jobs that a lot of undocumented folks obtain to be able to feed their families and since they are undocumented, their wages are lower than others," Martinez Zaragoza said.
As a result of their immigration status, Martinez Zaragoza also said that these workers often do not qualify for state or federal aid during disasters.
"Most undocumented families would not be able to get that $700 that the government is providing for everybody else, that’s unfortunately the case here, that's where we step in and that's where we provide food but also other necessities like diapers, deodorant, socks, basic essentials that they don't have to worry about," she said.
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Trickle down. Gavin style.
The owners of the incinerated homes should keep paying their help. If they don’t, they are racists.
Now maybe the Democrats will take this seriously.
believe it or not?
All those honest citizens are just going to have to clean their own houses and mow their own lawns now.
If they’re illegal aliens, deport them all! Problem solved.
Not just the domestics, anyone who knows rich neighborhoods knows how busy they are during the daytime with service people and contractors, rich neighborhoods are busy, busy places during the daytime.
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“a lot of them happen to be undocumented”
This is one major reason wealthy CA folks love illegal immigration.
I wonder how many CA politicians have illegal domestic help....
If Trump plays his cards right, he may just be able to bust up and reform the Democrat fraud and corruption system in LA.
Hmmmmm... no mention of the fact that the vast majority of them double dip into welfare, free medical coverage, food stamps, rental assistance and more which actually pushes their net income over and above the average worker.
The people who tell us to pay more taxes and to be as virtuous and benevolent as they are - for all their money, I don’t suppose they have any disability or severance packages or retirement for these people who depend on them
Lose your job, your residence, and all your belongings, on the same day!
That is soul crushing bad luck.
Most are illegal.
They have options.
OK...for the ones who are here legally I can feel sympathy. The wetbacks? Not so much!
Most of them will probably be getting sent home soon anyway.
“”Many domestic workers, believe it or not, a lot of them happen to be undocumented”
No sh*t Sherlock.
Oh, NOW the Leftist media admit the economy is bad and the price of food is high. Higher than what, oh dear media? Higher than it was when Trump was President before?
These illegals lost a job while the homeowners lost everything.
They should deed the property over to the workers so they could build a new barrio a feel at home.
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