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Pedro Camacho

New Mexico basic income program allowed immigrant families to pay off debts, secure jobs

Santa Fe, New Mexico (Credit: Creative Commons)

A basic income program implemented in New Mexico helped immigrant households access improved employment and education, Business Insider reported.

Concretely, the program provided 330 households with $500 a month for a full year, with recipients claiming to have used the money "to pay rent, afford groceries, pay off debt, and support their families." An additional 50 households were randomly selected to receive the payments for an extra six months.

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