\u201cFor millions of undocumented Americans who pay taxes, go to work or attend school, today\u2019s decision by the President is welcome news. For too long, needless deportations have ripped our families asunder and torn our communities apart. This administrative relief is smart policy that will benefit the country economically and socially for generations to come. It will keep families together and strengthen ties between immigrants and the country they so proudly call home and contribute to. Like Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush before him, President Obama\u2019s executive order is legal and necessary given the increasingly obstructionist Republican House which has fought real comprehensive immigration reform every step of the way. By signing this executive order, the President is living up to our highest ideals as a country: that we put compassion and common sense before fear and cynicism. Here in New York City, thousands will now finally be safe from heartless and destructive deportations.<\/p>\n
The New York City Council is proud to have led the way at the local level by passing sweeping immigration legislation while House Republicans continuously blocked reform. Our most recent efforts included landmark legislation to introduce a new municipal ID program, legislation to end New York City’s cooperation with federal authorities that seek to detain immigrants without probable cause and funding a groundbreaking public-private partnership to provide legal assistance for unaccompanied minors. <\/p>\n
There is more work to be done and we must build upon this administrative relief by finally passing comprehensive immigration reform. I look forward to working with New York\u2019s Congressional delegation and others in Washington to make immigration reform a reality as we finally seek to fix our nations broken immigration laws.\u201d<\/p>\n
Declaracion De La Presidenta Del Concejo Municipal de Nueva York Melissa Mark-Viverito
\nRe: Alivio Administrativo <\/p>\n
\u201cPara millones de indocumentados en los Estados Unidos que pagan impuestos, trabajan o van a la escuela, la decisi\u00f3n del Presidente es una buena noticia. Por mucho tiempo, las deportaciones innecesarias han arrancado nuestras familias y desgarrado en pedazos nuestras comunidades. Este alivio administrativo es una pol\u00edtica publica inteligente que beneficiar\u00e1 al pa\u00eds econ\u00f3micay socialmente por muchas generaciones. Asimismo, mantendr\u00e1 familias unidas y fortalecer\u00e1 los lazos entre los inmigrantes y el pa\u00eds al que tan orgullosamente llaman su hogar. Como los Presidentes anteriores, Ronald Reagan y George H. W. Bush, la orden ejecutiva del Presidente Obama es legal y necesaria, dado que los republicanos de la C\u00e1mara cada vez son m\u00e1s obstruccionistas contra una verdadera reforma migratoria. Al firmar esta orden ejecutiva, el Presidente est\u00e1 a la altura de nuestros ideales como un pa\u00eds: que pongamos la compasi\u00f3n y el sentido com\u00fan ante el miedo y el cinismo. Aqu\u00ed, en la ciudad de Nueva York, miles estar\u00e1n por fin a salvo de deportaciones crueles y destructivas.<\/p>\n
El Concejo de la ciudad de Nueva York esta orgullosos de haber sido un lider al nivel local en aprobar leyes de inmigraci\u00f3n mientras que los representantes republicanos contin\u00faan bloqueando una reforma migratoria real. Receintemente, nuestros esfuerzos han incluido la legislaci\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica para iniciar un nuevo programa de una identificaci\u00f3n municipal, una legislaci\u00f3n para poner fin a la cooperaci\u00f3n de la ciudad de Nueva York con las autoridades federales que tratan de detener a inmigrantes sin causa probable y el financiamiento de una colaboraci\u00f3n p\u00fablico-privada para dar ayuda legal para los ni\u00f1os migrantes.<\/p>\n
Hay m\u00e1s trabajo por hacer y con este alivio administrativo, debemos continuar luchando para aprobar una reforma migratoria. Espero trabajar con la delegaci\u00f3n del Congreso de Nueva York y otros en Washington para que la reforma migratoria sea una realidad, y para que finalmente arreglemos nuestras leyes de inmigraci\u00f3n”.
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\u201cFor millions of undocumented Americans who pay taxes, go to work or attend school, today\u2019s decision by the President is welcome news. For too long, needless deportations have ripped our families asunder and torn our communities apart. This administrative relief is smart policy that will benefit the country economically and socially for generations to come. It will keep families together and strengthen ties between immigrants and the country they so proudly call home and contribute to.<\/p>\n
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