ORLANDO, Fla. — Coronavirus is impacting Florida’s workforce including the immigrant community, like Camelia Rodriguez and her family.
- Immigrant mom gets cut in hours at nursey amid COVID-19 closures
- She's worried she won't be able to stay in the US, find a new job
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Rodriguez lives in Central Florida. She is here on a work visa and works at a nursery.
She said she would work seven days a week to help provide for her family, including her daughter and her 12-year-old son, who is disabled.
Rodriguez said with the cut in hours, it’s become difficult financially. She said she is concerned what will happen if she were to get fired because of the coronavirus pandemic.
She said she doesn’t know if she would be allowed to stay in the country and find another job or if she would need to return to Mexico.
Normally, spring is the peak season for plant nurseries.
Spectrum News reached out to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office to find out what will happen to immigrants in the country on work visas. We’re waiting to hear back and will update the story when we do.