The COVID pandemic disproportionately hit our immigrant communities. Because of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis, millions of us are facing delinquent mortgages, eviction, losing our employer-provided health insurance, a lack of affordable child care, and fears that our children are losing ground because of inadequate technology and language access.
Washington State must invest in strategies to create a more equitable economy, one that centers racial equity and that addresses systemic inequity. This means using policy and economic levers to improve job quality, target resources to underserved communities, and to create a more coherent workforce strategy in our state and regions.
