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How NY Fails to Protect Immigrants
Manage episode 449812918 series 3615040
During President Trump’s time in office, immigrant rights were pushed front and center as the administration seemed to delight in finding new ways to inflict pain and cruelty on people fleeing persecution. When President Biden was elected two years ago, he promised to undo the harms caused by Trump and to usher in a more humane immigration system. But in many ways, the Biden administration has doubled down on some of the worst aspects of Trump’s policies.
Meanwhile, politicians like Gov. Greg Abbot in Texas made headlines by bussing thousands of asylum seekers to Democrat-controlled cities like New York, claiming these so-called “sanctuary cities” were best placed to take in newly arrived immigrants.
But the truth is, here in New York State, where close to a quarter of the population was born outside the U.S., we don’t protect the rights of our immigrant residents as well as many people might assume. So what can we do to truly make our state a welcoming place for immigrants?
We speak with Zachary Ahmad, NYCLU Senior Policy Counsel, Drea Drea Herrera NYCLU Senior Organizer, and Ignacio Acevedo, NYCLU’s Hudson Valley Organizer.
Please download, subscribe, rate, and review Rights This Way. It will help more people find this podcast.
Resources:
Read more on the New York for All and Dignity Not Detention Acts.
Take action to protect immigrant communities across New York.
Sign up to volunteer and join the fight with NYCLU.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 episodes
Manage episode 449812918 series 3615040
During President Trump’s time in office, immigrant rights were pushed front and center as the administration seemed to delight in finding new ways to inflict pain and cruelty on people fleeing persecution. When President Biden was elected two years ago, he promised to undo the harms caused by Trump and to usher in a more humane immigration system. But in many ways, the Biden administration has doubled down on some of the worst aspects of Trump’s policies.
Meanwhile, politicians like Gov. Greg Abbot in Texas made headlines by bussing thousands of asylum seekers to Democrat-controlled cities like New York, claiming these so-called “sanctuary cities” were best placed to take in newly arrived immigrants.
But the truth is, here in New York State, where close to a quarter of the population was born outside the U.S., we don’t protect the rights of our immigrant residents as well as many people might assume. So what can we do to truly make our state a welcoming place for immigrants?
We speak with Zachary Ahmad, NYCLU Senior Policy Counsel, Drea Drea Herrera NYCLU Senior Organizer, and Ignacio Acevedo, NYCLU’s Hudson Valley Organizer.
Please download, subscribe, rate, and review Rights This Way. It will help more people find this podcast.
Resources:
Read more on the New York for All and Dignity Not Detention Acts.
Take action to protect immigrant communities across New York.
Sign up to volunteer and join the fight with NYCLU.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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