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Solidarity with immigrants in NYC
Published Feb 12, 2009 9:32 PM
Because of her record of hostility to immigrants, Rep. Kirsten
Gillibrand’s appointment to replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton in the U.S. Senate has drawn opposition. Many prominent Black and
Latin@ community leaders joined City Councilmember Charles Barron on Feb. 5 in
New York City for a news conference to criticize her appointment. Among them
were representatives from 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement and Brenda Stokely of
the Million Worker March. Leaders of the Latin@ community included members of
the May 1 Coalition and Ydanis Rodriguez, a community leader from Washington
Heights. The speakers voiced their solidarity with the immigrant community and
called Gillibrand’s selection for Senator “an attack on
immigrants.”
—Teresa Gutierrez
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