Only weeks away from the approval of the fiscal year 2020 budget, activists and organizations step up the pressure to increase funds for programs that help immigrants and those most vulnerable, El Diario La Prensa reports.
The New York City Council assigned $46 million in funds for free lawyers and other programs shielding immigrants against the Trump administration, but activists say this is insufficient, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Advocates for community programs that help the formerly incarcerated with re-entry services are asking the city for more support, The Bronx Free Press reports.
As the city prepares to approve the 2017 fiscal year budget, activist groups are making a final push to get authorities to support programs in immigrant communities, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
The City Council’s first public hearing about funding immigrant services touted some successes but there is also worry about looming budget cuts, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
City Council member Carlos Menchaca and immigrant advocates discussed additions to the city’s 2017 budget that will help immigrants at a New York Immigration Coalition briefing.
Pro-immigration activists applaud the newly approved city budget as it will invest more in educational programs and legal services, El Diario/La Prensa reports.
Immigrant groups presented city budget recommendations, which include funds to prepare communities for Obama’s executive actions and defend tenants from landlord abuse, reports El Diario.
Supporters of worker cooperatives request funding to help these nascent businesses grow.
