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As a nation founded by immigrants seeking freedom from oppression, the United States of America bears an important and uniquely inherent responsibility to help immigrants obtain refuge from dire situations across the globe. This is especially true for the people of Venezuela, where, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Venezuelan exodus of the past few years represents a quarter of Venezuela’s entire population.
Members of the New York Congressional delegation are trying to pressure the federal government to take a more active role in aiding the migrant situation in New York City.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Congressmen Jamaal Bowman and Adriano Espaillat, sent a letter to U.S. Customs and Immigration to call on the agency to expand “support centers” in New York.
They want the centers to provide food, shelter and legal support to migrants.
BY REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT (D-N.Y.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 06/02/23 3:00 PM ET
The reproductive rights landscape has shifted throughout the Americas in the last few years, with progress to decriminalize and ensure sexual and reproductive health. However, there are still too many countries where total abortion bans are fatal for pregnant women.
New York, NY – La Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA), promulgada por el presidente Biden en agosto, es la inversión individual más grande que se haya hecho jamás en la nación para proteger nuestro medioambiente, reducir nuestras emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y abordar la crisis climática.
New York, NY – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed by President Biden in August, is the single largest investment the country has ever made to protect our environment, lower our greenhouse gas emissions, and tackle the climate crisis. While much of this is accomplished by way of tax credits for businesses and homeowners, there is also good news for renters, as well as important measures for communities who have for too long paid the steepest price for poor environmental policies.
Congressman Adriano Espaillat values the importance of training in favor of entrepreneurs and small businesses in the community offered by the Dominican Chamber of Commerce in the USA and allies during the successful educational seminar held this Saturday in NY.
Posted by Jose Zabala.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) was joined by Representative Albio Sires (NJ-08), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy in introducing legislation to offer low-interest loans to Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote energy stability and address climate change in the region.