QUESTION
What percentage of the need for legal support among non-citizens can currently be met?
3:07:20
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Manuel Castro, Commissioner for the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), indicates that the need for legal support among New York City's non-citizens is vast, mentioning approximately 1.1 million individuals require some form of legal aid, with current services scratching perhaps only 1% of the total need.
- Approximately 1.1 million non-citizens in New York City require legal support.
- Legal needs range from applying for naturalization to seeking permanent residency or other immigration legal support.
- The city government invests over $70 million in legal support services for immigrants through various programs.
- The estimate of being able to meet roughly 1% of the total need is discussed, indicating a significant gap in services provided.
- MOIA manages one of many programs within the city government aimed at assisting non-citizens.
Alexa Avilés
3:07:20
How much would you would you estimate?
3:07:23
How much of the need are you would you estimate we're able to meet within the current confines of of the services that we provide.
Tom Tortorici
3:07:32
I'll have to get back to you with that estimate.
Alexa Avilés
3:07:34
I know.
3:07:34
Shooting by the hip.
3:07:35
I get it.
Manuel Castro
3:07:36
I mean, and I mean, Like I said earlier, there are approximately 1.11,300,000 non citizens in New York City, all of whom would need some form of legal support.
3:07:47
Whether it's applying for naturalization, applying for legal permitting residency or or other type of immigration.
3:07:55
Legal support.
Alexa Avilés
3:07:57
So it sounds like maybe 1%.
3:07:59
That's what we're probably scratching.
Manuel Castro
3:08:01
Well, so Emoya manages one program of many.
3:08:05
I mean, many that exist in in city government, we invest as city government in total over 70,000,000, something like that.
Alexa Avilés
3:08:16
In in terms of the the help center.
3:08:19
I just wanna make sure I'm gonna run through some quick questions process.
