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Council Member Shahana Hanif urges support for the New York for All Act
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Council Member Shahana Hanif speaks in support of Resolution 714-A, which urges the state legislature and governor to enact the New York for All Act. The act aims to expand sanctuary city protections statewide, preventing state resources from being used for federal civil immigration enforcement.
- The resolution is presented in the context of opposing the Trump administration's family separation agenda.
- Hanif emphasizes that immigrant New Yorkers should be able to interact with state employees without fear of deportation.
- The act would affect various state agencies, including the MTA, Department of Labor, and CUNY and SUNY systems.
Shahana Hanif
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Today we are voting on resolution seven fourteen a, which urges the state legislature and the governor to swiftly enact the New York for All Act.
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This bill would expand sanctuary city protections statewide, especially in the context of the Trump administration's family separation agenda.
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State resources should not be used to perform federal civil immigration enforcement.
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Immigrant New Yorkers must be able to interact with state employees, including those from the MTA, the Department of Labor, and the CUNY and SUNY systems without fear of deportation.
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Thank you.