TESTIMONY
Kishan Rajsinghani on Support and Challenges Faced by Older Immigrants at India Home
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Kishan Rajsinghani, a member of India Home, testifies on the support and challenges faced by older immigrants, advocating for more resources.
- Rajsinghani shares an incident of being physically assaulted at an MTA platform, leading India Home to initiate safety trainings.
- He highlights the comprehensive support provided by India Home, including yoga and exercise classes for physical, mental, and emotional health.
- Rajsinghani discusses the various problems older immigrants face, such as social poverty, education, housing, and employment issues.
- He calls for increased grants, funding, and support from the office of the mayor and relevant committees to help India Home better serve the senior immigrant community amid rising costs of living.
Kishan Rajsinghani
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Good day.
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Bharat, respected committees under aging and immigration, council members, and ladies and gentlemen.
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My name is Christian Risingerny.
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I have been a member of India home for a long time.
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It is a home away from home.
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It is my pleasure to talk to you all on this beautiful day.
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Migrants and immigrants come to this country.
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To the land of opportunity and the land of promise.
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These migrants work hard and suffer hardship.
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They endure problems of social, economic, political, and financial nature.
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The warrants, separation, stress, and fear out the quotation poses difficulties in their day to day life.
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Not too long ago, I had a personal incident.
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I faced on the New York City MTA survey, a stranger pushing and shoving me on the platform.
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It was not regular pushing and shoving.
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It was really hard.
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The art was failed I almost came to confront him, but looking at my life, I'll let him go.
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Due to that, India home took swift, fast, immediate action of providing safety trainings at different centers.
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For our self defense conducted by reputed organizations.
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India Home also has a kept up kept us physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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It's strong and healthy by doing classes of yoga and exercise at different centers.
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The problems faced by older immigrants, including social poverty, education, housing, and employment to solve these problems or find a solution to these problems.
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Senior center and help guide or advise them.
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Even undocumented immigrants have a right of speech, right of freedom, right of religion, and write up privacy.
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They have a rights to be treated as fairly and equally as the US citizen.
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We replaced the office of the mayor, the committees on aging, and immigration, and the council member as far more grants, more funding, and more money by which India Home can serve.
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The seniors as our social problems and help local communities.
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As you know, cost of living and inflation skyrocket thing.
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Without your help, India home cannot marching ahead.
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Thank you, Alfa.
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Are you listening to me today and giving me the wonderful opportunity?
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Respect to you on this great occasion.
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Thank you very much.