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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 10: Excluded workers, New Yorkers who had been shut out of pandemic-era assistance, march with their community allies to Governor Kathy Hochul’s midtown office on December 10, 2021 in New York City. The workers, most of whom are recent immigrants to America, are demanding an additional $3 billion for the Excluded Workers Fund. The Excluded Workers Fund was set up earlier this year to provide financial support for New Yorkers who had been shut out of pandemic-era assistance including stimulus checks and unemployment insurance. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: People walk by a Help Wanted sign in the Queens borough of New York City on June 04, 2021 in New York City. The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May, bringing the unemployment rate down to 5.8 percent from 6.1 percent. Despite the positive economic news, millions of Americans are still looking for work or are in need of financial, food, and housing assistance. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 10: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) People wait in line at a food distribution outside of a church in the South Bronx on March 10, 2021 in New York City. The South Bronx, which had one of the highest Covid-19 infection rates in New York City, is also home to an estimated 60% of New York City's very low income residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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