New York Legal Assistance Group Inc.
04/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/18/2024 15:09
Testimony: The Experiences of Black Migrants in New York City
Testimony: The Experiences of Black Migrants in New York City
- April 18, 2024
- 4:58 pm
The intersectionof racism and immigration status presents a unique and formidable barrier to thehealth of Black immigrants. During a hearing before the New York CityCouncil Committees on Immigration and Hospitals, Monica Tulchinsky, Senior Staff Attorney in the LegalHealthdivision of NYLAG,testified in favor of Introduction 0085-2024,abill to require the City to develop and issue an annualhealth surveyof newly arrived immigrants and asylum seekers.
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