Representative Adriano Espaillat Recognizes Immigrant Workers on May Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to recognize immigrant workers on May Day.
"This is a critical time for our country, and the Trump administration must do a better job than the reckless behavior and hazardous policies targeting the Latino community and fueling his base. As a result of the administration's efforts to deny protections for Dreamers, end Temporary Protected Status, raid immigrant-heavy workplaces, separate immigrant families, and deny asylum to refugees, we are now witnessing a significant shift in Americans' view of their own government and our nation's standing abroad with our allies. These policies are unaligned with the values that we hold dear.
"Having come to this country as an immigrant myself, I take the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies personally. When my constituents inform me that they are afraid to go to work or drop off their child at school – that's personal. When the administration dedicates the resources of an entire agency for the sole purpose of demonizing immigrants – that's personal. When families are torn apart and when students are uprooted from the only place they have ever called home – that's personal, too.
"Immigrants from around the world call America home. Immigrant workers help boost our national economy and have worked hard for generations to make this nation what it is today – a beacon of hope and prosperity. As we celebrate May Day as a day to support and promote labor and worker's rights, let's take a stand to protect the liberties of freedom and opportunities that we hold dear as a country and renew our fight against attacks on immigrant workers and families in communities around the nation."
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First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Adriano Espaillat is serving his second term in Congress where he serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Small Business Committee. He serves as a Senior Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) where he also serves in a leadership role as CHC Whip. He is also chairman of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing. Rep. Espaillat's Congressional District includes Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at /.
Media inquiries: Candace Randle Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov
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1 de mayo, 2019
Congresista Adriano Espaillat reconoce a los trabajadores inmigrantes en el Primero de Mayo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy el congresista Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) emitió la siguiente declaración para reconocer a los trabajadores inmigrantes en el Primero de Mayo.
"Este es un momento crítico para nuestro país, y la administración Trump debe hacer un mejor trabajo que el comportamiento imprudente y las políticas perjudiciales dirigidas a la comunidad latina que buscan atizar a su base. Como resultado de los esfuerzos de la administración por negar las protecciones para los Soñadores, ponerle fin al Estatus de Protección Temporal, TPS, hacer redadas en lugares donde trabajan muchos inmigrantes, separar a las familias de inmigrantes y negar el asilo a los refugiados, ahora estamos presenciando un cambio significativo en la opinión de los estadounidenses sobre su propio gobierno y la posición de nuestra nación en el exterior con nuestros aliados. Estas políticas no están alineadas con los valores que defendemos.
"Habiendo venido a este país como inmigrante, tomo de manera personal las políticas antiinmigrantes de la administración Trump. Cuando mis constituyentes me informan que tienen miedo de ir a trabajar o de dejar a su hijo en la escuela, eso es personal para mí. Cuando la administración dedica los recursos de toda una agencia con el único propósito de demonizar a los inmigrantes, eso es personal para mí. Cuando las familias son separadas y cuando los estudiantes son desarraigados del único lugar al que han llamado su hogar, eso también es personal para mí.
"Inmigrantes de todo el mundo llaman hogar a los Estados Unidos. Los trabajadores inmigrantes ayudan a impulsar nuestra economía nacional y han trabajado arduamente durante generaciones para hacer de esta nación lo que es hoy: un faro de esperanza y prosperidad. Al celebrar el Primero de Mayo como un día para apoyar y promover los derechos laborales y de los trabajadores, tomemos una postura para proteger las libertades y oportunidades que apreciamos como país y renovemos nuestra lucha contra los ataques a los trabajadores inmigrantes y las familias en las comunidades de la nación."
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First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Adriano Espaillat is serving his second term in Congress where he serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Small Business Committee. He serves as a Senior Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) where he also serves in a leadership role as CHC Whip. He is also chairman of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing. Rep. Espaillat's Congressional District includes Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at/.
Media inquiries: Candace Randle Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov