Does an Immigrant Have the Right to File for Unemployment?
By Maryanne Schiffman ; Updated September 29, 2017
The United States prides itself on being a “nation of immigrants." Our national mythology celebrates the Horatio Alger story, revering these new arrivals for pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps. But when those bootstraps break, do immigrants qualify for unemployment benefits? The answer is yes – as long as they are here legally and satisfy a few extra requirements.
All Legal Workers Qualify
According to the National Employment Law Project, anyone who has worked in the United States, including immigrants, is eligible to receive state-administered unemployment benefits. To qualify, candidates must first meet these basic requirements:
1) They must be unemployed “through no fault of their own.†2) They must have enough wages earned or hours worked to establish a claim. 3) They must be available and searching for work and cannot refuse any “suitable†work.
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