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A new guaranteed basic income pilot and study in New Mexico will focus on people who are often left out of traditional relief policies, giving 330 undocumented or mixed immigration status families $500 a month, no strings attached, for twelve months. Funded by philanthropic dollars, it is a joint project between the New Mexico Economic Relief Working Group and the Oakland-based nonprofit UpTogether. A recent New Mexico poll of 1,000 Hispanic adults, including nearly 250 immigrants, found that more than half have $1,000 or less saved for financial emergencies, and more than a quarter had used up that savings, or acquired debt, during the pandemic. Participants will be randomly chosen to participate, with payments beginning March 2022, after applications close Feb. 11.
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