‘It’s time for New York City to establish a full-scale immigrant health program, modeled on the success of ActionHealth and similar initiatives elsewhere.’
The city is aging, and its older population includes many thousands of people who have never learned English, posing a large challenge to society that current resources are ill-equipped to solve.
The upstate congressman and attorney general hopeful has supported justice reform and new protections for cops, fought the Muslim ban but voted for increasing screenings of some Mideast nationals and railed against deportations but opposed the abolition of ICE
‘It is no surprise that members of immigrant and other marginalized communities will not be eager to reveal their citizenship status to government workers knocking on their doors.’
Ever wonder what the story was behind that sign you saw as the protest march walked by?
‘Dagger John’ Hughes built churches and a hospital, schools and a college. Most of all, he built power for the immigrant Irish in the formative years of modern New York.
‘Instead of showing sensitivity to the needs of my community—and an appreciation for the contributions we have made to this country—President Trump has chosen to attack us.’
‘In this moment, it’s worth repeating: We need action. Words of support for immigrants and people of color in this moment are nice, but they will not be enough.’
The changes inside New York City’s immigration court reflect problems in courthouses nationwide.
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