Since 2009 some 51,120 people have registered in a tracking and treatment program for illnesses related to 9/11. Of these, approximately 3,000 were undocumented who cannot access health services.
VIDEO :: Hundreds of undocumented workers who helped get the city up and running again after the September 11th attacks held a rally early this year where they called on government officials to recognize their health concerns.
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"In the beginning, they paid me on time. After several weeks, they began to pay me late," said Carlos Espinoza of Corona, Queens. Espinoza said that he worked for 12 hours a day, six days a week. "He always gave me excuses and promised to pay us, but he never did it. Weeks without pay turned into months without a salary." more>
VIDEO :: A month ago, Representative Luis Gutierrez' (D-IL) spoke in Washington, D.C. about why we will not wait for immigration reform.
With immigration reform postponed and a health reform that does not include them, workers who cleaned up after the 9/11 attacks find themselves in limbo. more>