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Caribbean L 20 ife, Aug. 23, 2019 BQ
Trump’s racist policies
and I in Congress value
the contributions of the
immigrant community to
our economy, our community
and our culture,”
added the representative
for the predominantly
Caribbean 9th Congressional
District in Brooklyn,
who hosted the town
hall meeting, flanked by
local elected officials,
and immigration advocates
and attorneys,
among others. “And we
have been working hard
to protect immigrants
from the administration’s
attacks.”
Clarke noted that the
Democratic-controlled
House has passed her legislation,
HR 6, the historic
American Dream and
Promise Act, which provides
a pathway to citizenship
for eligible “Dreamers,”
who were under the
age of 18 when they were
brought to the US and
have lived most of their
lives in this country.
She said the US Congress
is working very
hard to hold the Trump
administration accountable
for “the atrocities it
is responsible for at our
Southern border,” stating
that Congress has introduced
H.R. 3525, the US
Border Patrol Medical
Screening Standards Act
to establish procedures
“that will ensure consistent
and efficient medical
screenings for all individuals
stopped between
ports of entry.”
In addition, Clarke said
the US Legislature has
introduced H.R.3731, the
Strategic and Humane
Southern Border Migrant
Response Act “to demand
that the administration
respond to the migrant
crisis at the border in a
strategic and humane
manner.”
Most recently, she said
Congress introduced HR
3777, a bill to establish a
National Commission to
investigate the treatment
of migrant families and
children by the Trump
administration.
“We are doing everything
within our power
to fight these racist and
inhumane policies,”
Clarke stressed. “Unfortunately,
we are dealing with
a Republican-led Senate
that is in lock-step and
is complicit with Donald
Trump’s anti-immigrant
agenda.”
Clarke was joined at
the town hall meeting by
New York City Comptroller
Scott Stringer; New
York State Senator Zellnor
Myrie, representative
for the 20th Senatorial
District in Brooklyn,
who traces his roots to
Jamaica; New York State
Senator Kevin Parker,
representative for the
21st Senatorial District in
Brooklyn; New York State
Assemblywoman Diana
Richardson, representative
for the 43rd Assembly
District in Brooklyn, and
daughter of St. Martin and
Aruban immigrants; and
the new Jamaica Consul
General to New York Alision
Roach Wilson.
Panelists comprised
Sin Lin, deputy commissioner,
New York City
Mayor’s Office of Immigrant
Affairs; Jose Interiano,
deputy chief of Immigration
Affairs, Brooklyn
District Attorney’s Office;
Elizabeth Rieser-Murphy,
staff attorney, New York’s
Legal Aid Society; Carlos
Sierra, CUNY Citizenship
Now; and Ravi Ragbir, a
Trinidadian-born immigrant
activist and founder
of the immigration group,
New Sanctuary.
Continued from Page 1
Soca artiste, CACNY host free
back-to-school event
By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based
Caribbean American
Center of New York
(CACNY) says it is collaborating
with popular soca
artiste Lyrikal in hosting
its 7th annual free backto
school and sports day.
Trinidadian-born Jean
P. Alexander, CACNY
chairperson, said “a multitude
of events and live
entertainment for the
entire family” will also be
provided during the event
this Sunday, Aug. 25,
from 1 pm. to 5 pm.
She said the event takes
place at its usual location,
the monument base
at Cadman Plaza Park,
195 Cadman Plaza West,
downtown Brooklyn.
Alexander said CACNY
will also host its annual
“Fun-Raiser Party”
on Sept. 28, at Brooklyn
Commons, 495 Flatbush
Ave., Brooklyn.
Other up-coming
events include CACNY’s
21st Annual Christmas
Party for Children in lowincome
families and those
residing in New York City’s
homeless shelters.
In addition, Alexander
said CACNY will hold
a College Financial Aid
Seminar & Scholarship
Information session.
“CACNY is a resource
center for minority parents
and youth questioning
different loans, grants
and private scholarship
information,” she said.
“We invite speakers from
banks, colleges, lending
institutions and counselors
to assist with filling
out the applications.”
For more information,
call (718) 625-1515
or email at jpalex570@
aol.com & office@cacnyus.
org & adlamdiane3@
yahoo.com.
Lyrikal on the Brooklyn
Museum stage during
Brassfest in 2011.
Photo by William Farrington
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