Sunday, October 11, 2009

New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg says the most important thing immigrants need is help learning our language. More immigrants and more ESL classes are what NYC needs. - - Donna Poisl

By Charlotte Cuthbertson, Epoch Times Staff

NEW YORK—Immigrants are New York City’s economic engine, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by an immigrant and both the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center were built by the hands of immigrants.

“New York City needs more immigrants,” Bloomberg said to a group of ethnic media at CUNY Graduate Center on Thursday. It was the first time Bloomberg met with ethnic media in New York—a detail the audience did not let pass.
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