Monday, May 03, 2010

Arizona, pay attention: Citizenship Now! helps immigrants get legal instead of throwing them in jail

This CUNY professor talks about the assistance his program is giving to immigrants in New York. They understand how important immigrants are to their city. - - Donna Poisl

by ALLAN WERNICK

Here in New York, we like immigrants.

If they are here legally, great. If not, we help them get legal.

In Arizona, they put them in jail. That's silly. Twelve million undocumented immigrants are working, studying and living among us. Many of them are top students in high schools and colleges throughout the country.

As a CUNY professor, I have seen how young people from around the world, through struggle and perseverance, can achieve great things. But we need to treat them with respect and dignity.
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