As a New Yorker and as an immigrant, I was appalled by Mayor Adams’ recent claim that migrants will ruin New York City. His statement gave fodder to the
dangerous anti-immigrant rhetoric rising across the country, and was especially shocking coming from the mayor of a city made up of immigrants. For too long, New York City elected officials like Mayor Adams haven’t been held to account by immigrant constituents.
The law is now on hold, tied up in the courts, and is expected to work its way up to the Court of Appeals of New York, the highest judicial body in the State, where we hope to finally win our voice at the ballot box. I came to New York City as a child from the Dominican Republic and I grew up in the same neighborhood in the Bronx where I’m now raising my own children. It wasn’t easy being undocumented as a kid in New York City. My mom relied on me to translate and to fill out paperwork in English. For years, she had to work for just $60 a week because she didn’t have papers. When I was old enough to work, just like my mom, I had to take whatever job I could find because I didn’t have papers, either.
My mom is in public housing, and just three weeks ago I was able to help her resolve an issue because I reached out to our local city council member. For more than six months, my mom’s refrigerator wasn’t working. She couldn’t store milk or eggs or meat at home, and leftovers were going bad before she could eat them. Because of my activism, I knew to reach out to our local City Council member, who immediately contacted the housing authority and resolved the issue.
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