Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Mayor de Blasio Responds to Trump Rescinding the DACA Program


This video was published on YouTube on September 5. 

Source: NYC Mayor's Office

New York City Anti-Poverty Group Responds to Plans to End DACA


The following statement was issued today by Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO of FPWA. 

Yesterday the Trump Administration announced its plans to end DACA, putting nearly 800,000 young adults currently attending school or work and contributing to the prosperity of this country into jeopardy of deportation. In New York City, 30,000 DACA recipients now face uncertain futures and the possibility of their accomplishments and contributions being erased.

FPWA stands with the Dreamers and their desires to live and succeed in the only home that they have likely ever known. We see you as our classmates, we acknowledge you as our co-workers, and we will advocate for your protection and path to citizenship as our friends and neighbors. As an organization, we believe in an America of equal opportunity, where it is our moral obligation to care for and treat all people with dignity and compassion. We demand Congress hold to the promise of our American ideals of democracy, liberty, and equality, and move immediately to protect the Dreamers.  

FPWA, the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, is an anti-poverty, policy, and advocacy nonprofit with a membership network of nearly 180 human-service and faith-based organizations. FPWA has been a prominent force in New York City's social services system for more than 95 years, advocating for fair public policies, collaborating with partner agencies, and growing its community-based membership network to meet the needs of New Yorkers. Each year, FPWA helps close to 1.5 million New Yorkers move up the economic ladder. 

Visit www.fpwa.org for additional information.

Source: Mercury

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