Economy Politics WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

[MichMan]

2. Workers don't pay unemployment taxes in 47 of the states, employers do.

The statement below from the OP is not truthful. Employers, not employees pay unemployment taxes.

Unemployment insurance is jointly financed through federal and state payroll taxes, which are taxes withheld from an employee’s paycheck that companies are responsible for paying to the government.

In Washington, immigrants who are not legally authorized to work in the U.S. have contributed nearly $400 million to unemployment funds over the past decade, according to the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network.

This article explains who pays unemployment taxes.

With a few exceptions, only employers contribute to federal and state unemployment programs. The outliers are Alaska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In these states, both employers and employees pay SUTA tax.

https://www.adp.com/resources/articles-and-insights/articles/w/who-pays-for-unemployment.aspx