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‘Every day is a fresh hell’ for undocumented domestic workers in a world turned upside down by coronavirus

“Supposedly I was part of the family, but obviously I’m not,” Maria del Carmen Diaz, an undocumented domestic worker says. She, and others, say they have lost work and paid taxes, but don’t qualify for unemployment, government benefits, or bailout.

Maria del Carmen Diaz outside her home in Philadelphia. A house cleaner and nanny, all of her clients told her not to come to their homes. Some said they were scared she'd bring the coronavirus into their homes because she takes public transportation.
Maria del Carmen Diaz outside her home in Philadelphia. A house cleaner and nanny, all of her clients told her not to come to their homes. Some said they were scared she'd bring the coronavirus into their homes because she takes public transportation.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
    by Barbara Laker
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