Sen. Gillibrand tells immigrants she’s on their side
The Queens Chronicle reports that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) visited a Woodside immigration center and reassured the attendees that she opposed “dawn raids” and was an advocate for changing draconian visa requirements.
Here is the story:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) stopped by the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Woodside on Monday, where she advocated comprehensive immigration reform and touted the healthcare bills that are being debated in Congress.
Gillibrand called for reshaping U.S. immigration law, with particular emphasis on reuniting immigrant families and granting enough visas to supply American industries with workers. She said lawmakers must “make sure that we have the right number of visas for all the immigrants that we need here in this country, because so many of our industries rely on immigrant workers, whether you’re talking about agriculture in upstate New York or service industries in downstate New York.”
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