I am trying to get unemployment insurance after being laided off I have been here for almost 5 years and I'm planning on returning back to Canada after the kids are done school in a month and a half I don't have a home in Canada therefore I need to go back and find a job and a place for me and my family to live. What should I do they say I need a green card or an ead card to get U.I. since I've been here I've paid $35,000.00 in fica can they do this

This is a labor/employment question.