[Reproductive Rights\Abortion News]
NY AG Letitia James: “Access to reproductive health care is a fundamental right, and despite this crusade against women’s reproductive freedoms, we will never stop fighting for reproductive justice. No matter what anyone may say, this is about freedom of one’s body, freedom of one’s beliefs, and freedom of choice.”
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[Immigration News]
AFT’s Weingarten: “In another cruel move, the Trump administration has chosen to once again target immigrant children, making it easier to hold them in detention indefinitely and under inhabitable conditions. The White House’s goal is quite clear: to prevent anyone from majority nonwhite countries from seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.”
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[Immigration News]
Congressman Joaquin Castro: “Already marginalized, these immigrant workers will experience further fear and may be exposed to additional harm. The Department of Labor must act swiftly to overturn this dangerous and discriminatory guidance. Lives depend on it.”
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[New Jersey News]
“According to recent data, roughly one million New Jerseyans experience food insecurity and nearly 700,000 New Jerseyans received SNAP benefits so far this year. Of those, over 300,000 were children. If this rule were to be enacted, some of those children would be at risk of losing their eligibility for free school meals.”
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[Immigration News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz: “The Trump Administration has shown itself to be cold and ruthless towards our most vulnerable immigrant communities…I thank Attorney General Letitia James for her continuous leadership in the face of the scurrilous actions of the Trump Administration.”
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[Immigration News]
Attorney General James: “Generations of citizens landed on the welcoming shores of Ellis Island with nothing more than a dream in their pockets. The Trump Administration’s thinly veiled efforts to only allow those who meet their narrow ethnic, racial and economic criteria to gain a path to citizenship is a clear violation of our laws and our values.”
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[Immigration News]
FWD.us President Todd Schulte: “The Administration continues to take every step possible to rip protections away from DACA recipients who know no other home than the United States. Federal courts across the country have repeatedly made clear that the Trump Administration’s termination of DACA was unlawful.”
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[City Hall\Census 2020]
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson on funding community groups to get a correct 2020 Census count: “A complete count will send a strong message to the Trump Administration that New York is not invisible and not intimidated by the president’s attacks on our diverse communities.”
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[Immigration News]
NY Attorney General James: “Turning children and families away from our border is literally a matter of life or death for these individuals who are fleeing danger. America has always stood as a beacon of hope and we will continue to fight back against these disgraceful and inhumane policies.”
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[El Paso Mass Murders]
Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver: “This President has taken the smoldering ember of white nationalism, doused it with rhetorical gasoline, and watched it spread like wildfire. White nationalists time and time again have used the exact language of this President to condone their violence against immigrants, Muslims, and other minorities.”
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