to lose out because they require a more secure hardline internet connection the jobs either arent there or the jobs im finding and am getting hired for are working remotely and thats not an option for me right now she said people of color have been disproportionately affected by unemployment during the pandemic in july 146 of black workers 129 for latino workers and 12 of asian american workers were unemployed compared to 92 for white workers for oseko watching the debate over federal coronavirus aid in washington dc has been incredibly frustrating every day i feel like im putting one foot in front of the other looking for work she said senators please understand that while youre fighting there may be a family like mine who doesnt have a home to go to who doesnt have a bed to lay in at night lawmakers are still locked in a stalemate over a more permanent relief package some republicans argue the 600 a week is too much equal to a 15 hourly wage and that some unemployed americans are bringing in more money now than they would if they were working more as americans await financial help trumps unemployment relief move confuses states i would love to go to work i want to be at work oseko said i really want to get out there and take care of my family i dont know why in the world someone would think that someone wants to sit home nothings fun about that oseko said she was making more money on unemployment than at her previous job where she earned 15 per hour however she said its not a good thing to be on unemployment nobody wants to be unemployed nobody wants to be in that position last weekend president donald trump signed four executive actions which included extending unemployment benefits as part of that trump ordered 400 to be paid each week to every unemployed american however hes looking for already cashstrapped states to foot some part of the cost many governors have already said they cant afford it democrats originally proposed a solution worth considerably more worth 34 trillion which was rejected by republicans democrats and some republicans say the president overstepped his powers since the constitution expressly gives congress the power of the purse more nothing compares unemployment filings top 1 million for 20th straight week lynette hale is one of millions of americans at the forefront at a looming housing crisis hale used to run a daycare center in the home she rented in colorado but her business quickly unraveled when the pandemic hit and parents started keeping their kids at home it was just traumatizing because one client emailed says that they will no longer be using me she told abc news last month then i got the next one and then the next one then they were all gone hales income vanished and she began using her savings to pay rent about 2200