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00:00:00THREE, C-SPAN NOW OR ONLINE AT
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00:00:09>> THE ROAD TO THE CAPITAL RUNS THROUGH AMERICA'S BATTLEGROUND
00:00:12STATES AND C-SPAN IS THERE. OUR CAMERAS ARE ON THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE CAMPAIGNS WHERE
00:00:16THE TOUGHEST RACES WILL DECIDE
00:00:20THE BALANCE OF POWER IN CONGRESS.
00:00:22WE ARE THE ONLY NETWORK PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF ACCESS
00:00:26TO THE CANDIDATES, THE VOTERS AND THE ISSUES SHAPING THE CAMPAIGN.
00:00:30NO COMMENTATORS, NO PARTISAN SPIN.
00:00:34THE ROAD TO THE CAPITAL ONLY ON C-SPAN.
00:00:36>> NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN
00:00:41MAMDANI AND STATE ATTORNEY
00:00:43GENERAL LETITIA JAMES ANNOUNCED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP
00:00:47ADMINISTRATION IN RESPONSE TO A RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS --
00:00:49OFFICIALS TO DENY GREEN CARDS IF
00:00:57MEDICAID OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS USED. THIS IS JUST UNDER ONE HOUR.
00:01:03>> IN 20, NEW YORK CITY AND YORK
00:01:07STATE ALONG WITH A COALITION OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS PREVAILED IN
00:01:14COURT TO BLOCK AN UNLAWFUL FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE THAT
00:01:18WAS DAMAGING TO ALL NEW YORKERS,
00:01:19CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS ALIKE.
00:01:23WE ARE BACK HERE TODAY BECAUSE
00:01:26THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN
00:01:28AIM AT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WITH THE NEW, EXPENSIVE AND
00:01:32UNLAWFUL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
00:01:35SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
00:01:39IT CHANGES THE MEANING AND THE INTENT OF THE RULE IN A MANNER
00:01:42THAT IS MORE HARM ALL THAN THE 2019 RULE.
00:01:47THE NEW RULE WILL IMPOSE UNNECESSARY FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY
00:01:50ON EMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO ARE
00:01:53ALREADY NAVIGATING COMPLEX
00:01:57SYSTEMS TO BUILD STABLE AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:02:02ACCESSING PROGRAMS THAT HELP
00:02:06PEOPLE AND MEET BASIC NEEDS. HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION
00:02:09ASSISTANCE, HOUSING SUPPORT
00:02:10SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS A PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:02:14THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS RULE WOULD EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE
00:02:16PEOPLE DIRECTLY SUBJECT TO IT. WHEN FAMILIES ARE AFRAID TO SEEK
00:02:19MEDICAL CARE, OBTAIN FOOD ASSISTANCE, OR ACCESS OTHER
00:02:24ESSENTIAL SERVICES, THE EFFECTS
00:02:27ARE FELT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:02:30CHILDREN MAY GO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. FAMILIES MAY DELAY NECESSARY
00:02:34HEALTHCARE, AND TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING SCHOOLS,
00:02:37HOSPITALS, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
00:02:39PROVIDERS CAN LOSE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES
00:02:43THEY SERVE. NEW YORK CITY UNDERSTANDS THE
00:02:47IMPORTANCE OF WELCOMING IMMIGRANTS AND ENSURING THAT
00:02:49EVERY RESIDENT CAN ACCESS THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO LIVE
00:02:53SAFELY AND WITH DIGNITY.
00:02:58OUR CITY IS STRONGER WHEN FAMILIES ARE HEALTHY, CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED, AND PEOPLE ARE
00:03:02ABLE TO WORK, CONTRIBUTE, AND
00:03:03PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR
00:03:07COMMUNITIES. A RULE THAT DISCOURAGES PEOPLE FROM SEEKING ESSENTIAL SERVICES
00:03:11DOES NOT MAKE FAMILIES MORE
00:03:12SELF-SUFFICIENT.
00:03:19IT CAN MAKE THEM LESS SECURE,
00:03:23LESS HEALTHY, AND ULTIMATELY MORE VULNERABLE. WE SHOULD NOT FORCE FAMILIES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS TODAY AND PROTECTING
00:03:27THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN TOGETHER AND BUILD A FUTURE HERE IN OUR
00:03:29CITY.
00:03:32FOR THESE REASONS, OUR LAWSUIT
00:03:34THAT HAS JUST BEEN FILED SEEKS TO PERMANENTLY ENJOIN THE
00:03:37DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FROM IMPLEMENTING THIS DANGEROUS
00:03:42RULE.
00:03:45IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THE PERSON WHO'S MADE
00:03:47IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BRING THIS
00:03:53CASE, MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI. [APPLAUSE]
00:04:00MAYOR MAMDANI: GOOD MORNING.
00:04:04THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY HERE AT CITY HALL.
00:04:07I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CITY'S CORPORATION COUNSEL, STEVE BANKS
00:04:09AND THE COUNTLESS OTHERS IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR
00:04:13TIRELESS WORK ON BEHALF OF
00:04:14IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS.
00:04:17I WANT TO COMMEND STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES FOR HER
00:04:19ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WITH THE
00:04:23FULL FORCE OF NEW YORK'S LEGAL POWER, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
00:04:27NEW YORKERS AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THAT ARE STANDING
00:04:29ALONGSIDE ME, ALL OF WHOM
00:04:32PROUDLY CALL OUR CITY HOME.
00:04:35WE HAVE AMONG THEM NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION PRESIDENT
00:04:38MURAD AWAEH. WE HAVE MAKE THE ROAD HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR ARLENE CRUZ.
00:04:42WE HAVE LEADERS FROM WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT, WHETHER OUR DEPUTY
00:04:44MAYOR FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HELEN ARTEAGA, DEPUTY
00:04:48MAYOR FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE JULIE
00:04:52SU, CHIEF COUNSEL RAMZI KASIM, OUR COMMISSIONER OF THE MAYOR'S
00:04:55OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS FAIZA ALI, HRA ADMINISTRATOR
00:04:58SCOTT FRENCH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONER DR. ALISTAIR MARTIN, SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR
00:05:02STRATEGIC COORDINATION AND OPERATIONS BITA MUSTAFI.
00:05:05WE ALSO HAVE LEADERS AT BOTH THE
00:05:07CITY LEVEL, THE BOROUGH LEVEL, AND THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WHETHER
00:05:11OUR PUBLIC ADVOCATE JUMANI
00:05:12WILLIAMS, OUR MANHATTAN BOROUGH
00:05:17PRESIDENT BRAD HOILMAN-SIEGEL, AS WELL AS SO MANY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES REPRESENTING THIS
00:05:21CITY IN THE COUNCIL, IN THE ASSEMBLY, AND IN THE STATE
00:05:22SENATE.
00:05:27ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY OUT OF A BELIEF THAT NEW YORK CITY IS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD IN NO
00:05:30SMALL PART BECAUSE OF THE IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED TO BUILD
00:05:32IT. IMMIGRANTS LAID THE FOUNDATIONS
00:05:35OF OUR BRIDGES AND ERECTED TOWERS THAT STRETCH INTO THE
00:05:37SKY. IMMIGRANTS WROTE THE POEMS THAT
00:05:40STIR OUR HEARTS AND SANG THE SONGS THAT MAKE US DANCE.
00:05:44IMMIGRANTS FOUGHT FOR THE 8 HOUR WORK DAY, FOR FAIR PAY AND WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS THAT
00:05:48DELIVERED DIGNITY INTO THE LIVES OF SO MANY. IMMIGRANTS FROM EVERY COUNTRY,
00:05:52FROM EVERY CONTINENT WHO SPEAK EVERY LANGUAGE AND WORSHIP IN
00:05:54EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY, DRIVE OUR
00:05:57BUSES AND OUR TRAINS, TEACH OUR CHILDREN HOW TO READ AND TEND TO
00:06:00US WHEN WE ARE SICK.
00:06:03IMMIGRANTS ARE NEW YORKERS, AND YET WE KNOW THAT ALL TOO OFTEN.
00:06:08THEY ARE NOT TREATED AS SUCH. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS WAGED
00:06:12A CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND TERROR. UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN HAVE BEEN FORCED TO NAVIGATE OUR JUDICIAL
00:06:16SYSTEM ALONE. ICE HAS BROKEN INTO OUR NEIGHBORS' HOMES, WORK SITES,
00:06:20AND SCHOOLS, AND IT HAS TARGETED THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO OUR
00:06:24COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF REFUGE AND
00:06:26IN SEARCH OF OPPORTUNITY. THESE ACTIONS ARE AN ASSAULT ON
00:06:29OUR CIVIC FABRIC, ON OUR SHARED
00:06:31VALUES, AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH
00:06:34DESTRUCTION THEY HAVE ALREADY
00:06:36CAUSED, IT CONTINUES. JUST LAST MONTH, THE FEDERAL
00:06:39GOVERNMENT FINALIZED A SET OF DRASTIC AND UNLAWFUL CHANGES TO
00:06:41OUR COUNTRY'S PUBLIC CHARGE RULE, A RULE THAT MAKES IT
00:06:45POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO BE DENIED IMMIGRATION STATUS BASED
00:06:48ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR NEED FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, SET TO GO
00:06:52INTO EFFECT THIS COMING FRIDAY,
00:06:55SEPTEMBER 18TH. THE NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
00:06:58EXPANDS THE LIST OF PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT MIGHT COUNT AGAINST GREEN CARD OR VISA
00:07:01APPLICANTS. IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN OR AN
00:07:05INDIVIDUAL SEEKING HUMANITARIAN
00:07:09RELIEF LIKE ASYLUM, THESE CHANGES WILL NOT AFFECT YOU.
00:07:12THE NEW FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE NOT ONLY SWEEPS ASIDE MORE THAN A CENTURY OF ESTABLISHED
00:07:15LAW, IT IS INTENTIONALLY VAGUE AS A MEANS OF CREATING
00:07:19UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR TO ISOLATE IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS, TO FORCE
00:07:23THEM TO MAKE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN MEETING THEIR OWN
00:07:26BASIC NEEDS AND CONTINUING TO
00:07:28LIVE IN THE CITY THAT THEY LOVE.
00:07:31MAKE NO MISTAKE. THIS IS AN UNDISGUISED EFFORT TO
00:07:35STRIP NEW YORKERS OF THE SERVICES THEY RELY ON, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THEY ARE
00:07:39ENTITLED TO. FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH
00:07:42CHILDREN WHO ARE US CITIZENS,
00:07:44HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO FOREGO
00:07:47ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIKE SNAP, MEDICAID, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUT OF THE FEAR THAT IF THEY USE
00:07:51THESE PROGRAMS, IMMIGRATION OFFICERS COULD USE IT AS
00:07:54JUSTIFICATION TO DENY THEM A FUTURE IN OUR COUNTRY.
00:07:58THE TOLL OF THIS NEW RULE CANNOT
00:07:59BE OVERSTATED. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4
00:08:03MILLION PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD UNENROLL FROM
00:08:06THEIR HEALTHCARE ALONE,
00:08:08INCLUDING 1.8 MILLION CHILDREN.
00:08:11NONE OF THIS IS ABSTRACT.
00:08:13PEOPLE COULD DIE. AS A RESULT OF THESE CHANGES,
00:08:17THE RATE OF PREMATURE MORTALITY IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NEW
00:08:19YORK CITY COULD INCREASE BY UP TO 10.6% WITHIN JUST THE NEXT
00:08:23FIVE YEARS.
00:08:27THE DATA IS CLEAR. DENYING PEOPLE SERVICES DOES NOT
00:08:30ERASE THEIR NEED, IT COMPOUNDS
00:08:32IT, GENERATING A GREATER COST TO OUR SYSTEM THAT WILL BE PLACED
00:08:36ON THE BACKS OF WORKING PEOPLE FOR YEARS TO COME.
00:08:39NOTHING ABOUT THIS RULE WILL REDUCE WASTE OR KEEP AMERICANS SAFER OR IMPROVE NEW YORKERS'
00:08:43LIVES. IT IS SIMPLY A VEHICLE FOR
00:08:46CONFUSION AND A VEHICLE FOR CRUELTY.
00:08:50HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, HOWEVER, CRUELTY IS NOT HOW WE SEEK TO GOVERN.
00:08:54IMMIGRANTS ARE NEW YORKERS AND LIKE I SAID ONCE BEFORE, TO GET
00:08:57TO ANY OF US, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF US.
00:09:01THAT IS WHY TODAY WE ARE CONFRONTING THIS INJUSTICE WITH THE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION THAT
00:09:06IT DEMANDS. NEW YORK CITY IS LEADING A COALITION OF CITIES AND
00:09:10COUNTIES, INCLUDING CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, SANTA CLARA
00:09:13COUNTY, AND KING COUNTY TO SUE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE
00:09:17GROSS ILLEGALITY OF THEIR NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE AND THE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE THAT IT WILL
00:09:21COST. WE ARE FILING OUR LAWSUIT
00:09:24ALONGSIDE A SEPARATE CHALLENGE LED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES.
00:09:28I'M GRATEFUL FOR HER PARTNERSHIP IN THIS FIGHT AND FOR EVERYTHING
00:09:30SHE HAS DONE TO STAND STEADFAST
00:09:33ALONGSIDE NEW YORKERS.
00:09:38NOW BEFORE I CLOSE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THOSE ACROSS OUR
00:09:42CITY WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE
00:09:43NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE.
00:09:46NOTHING ABOUT YOUR OR A FAMILY MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY TO ACCESS BENEFITS AND SERVICES HAS
00:09:50CHANGED.
00:09:53IF YOU RELY ON SNAP, MEDICAID, OR PROGRAMS LIKE WC AND TANF, DO
00:09:57NOT DISENROLL WITHOUT FIRST
00:09:59SEEKING ADVICE FROM A TRUSTED
00:10:01LEGAL PROVIDER. AND IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
00:10:05HOW PUBLIC CHARGE MAY AFFECT YOU OR YOUR FAMILIES, CITY HALL IS
00:10:09HERE TO HELP, TO CONNECT WITH A TRUSTED, SAFE, AND CONFIDENTIAL
00:10:13LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER FOR FREE. YOU CAN CALL THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
00:10:16OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS LEGAL HELP
00:10:19HOTLINE AT 1-800-354-0365.
00:10:23AND TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED, WE ARE
00:10:26PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS
00:10:28ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO HOST
00:10:30COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, AND CLINICS, AND WE ARE TRAINING
00:10:35CITY OUTREACH TEAMS ON PUBLIC CHARGE SO THEY CAN SUPPORT YOU THROUGHOUT THIS CHALLENGING
00:10:39TIME. GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO SERVE THE
00:10:42PEOPLE. IN THE WEALTHIEST CITY IN THE
00:10:46WEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WE WILL NOT WAVER ON THE COMMITMENT WE
00:10:49HOLD TO THOSE WE SERVE, THE COMMITMENT WE HOLD TO ONE
00:10:53ANOTHER. WE WILL STAND WITH IMMIGRANT NEW
00:10:56YORKERS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, AND IN DOING SO, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF A
00:11:00CITY UNITED.
00:11:03THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:11:11>> IT'S AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO CALL AND INTRODUCE TISH
00:11:14JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MY
00:11:17OLD-TIME LEGAL AID COLLEAGUE.
00:11:22[APPLAUSE]
00:11:28A.G. JAMES: THIS IS WHAT COLLECTIVE ACTION LOOKS LIKE.
00:11:31FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND OF COURSE I WANT TO THANK MY OLD FRIEND
00:11:34CORPORATION COUNSEL STEVE BANKS FOR BEING A STEADFAST PARTNER UM
00:11:39-- STEADFAST PARTNER IN USING THE LAW BOTH AS A SHIELD AND AS
00:11:42A SWORD TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.
00:11:45AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US AS WE TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
00:11:49ONCE AGAIN HERE IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
00:11:52ALONGSIDE OUR MAYOR AND HIS COALITION OF MUNICIPALITIES, MY
00:11:55OFFICE IS LEADING A COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACROSS THIS
00:11:59NATION IN CHALLENGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S NEW PUBLIC
00:12:01CHARGE RULE.
00:12:05I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN GOVERNMENT AND ALL OF MY FRIENDS WHO ARE HERE, BOTH
00:12:08ON THE STATE LEVEL AND IN THE CITY LEVEL.
00:12:10THE LAST TIME THE FEDERAL
00:12:14GOVERNMENT TRIED THIS IN 2019, NEW YORK CITY JOINED MY OFFICE'S LAWSUIT THAT SUCCESSFULLY
00:12:17BLOCKED THE LAW.
00:12:21AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. THIS TIME MY OFFICE ASKED THAT
00:12:24LOCAL LEADERS ORGANIZE A
00:12:26MUNICIPAL COALITION OF CITIES IN A PARALLEL SUIT BECAUSE THE
00:12:30HARMS THREATENED BY THIS RULE CHANGE REQUIRE AN ALL OF
00:12:35GOVERNMENT RESPONSE. THE ADMINISTRATION'S NEW RULE IS
00:12:38MUCH BROADER THAN ANY PUBLIC CHARGE RULE IN HISTORY, AND IT
00:12:42WILL PROVIDE SO MUCH DISCRETION TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS THAT THE
00:12:46RULES ARE SO OPAQUE AND DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND AND UNDERSTAND.
00:12:50THE HARM IS THAT MUCH GREATER.
00:12:53THE RULE WOULD ALLOW IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO CONSIDER USE OF CRITICAL BENEFITS LIKE MEDICAID
00:12:57AND SNAP AND EVEN PARTICIPATION
00:12:59IN SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS AS PART
00:13:02OF AN APPLICANT'S CIRCUMSTANCE, AND THAT MEANS IMMIGRANT NEW
00:13:06YORKERS MAY BE FORCED TO ASK
00:13:10THEMSELVES IMPOSSIBLE QUESTIONS. WILL GETTING HEALTH INSURANCE
00:13:13HURT MY CHANCES OF GETTING A GREEN CARD?
00:13:16WILL ACCEPTING FOOD ASSISTANCE WHEN I FALL ON HARD TIMES BE
00:13:19HELD AGAINST ME? WILL MY CHILDREN, WILL MY
00:13:23CHILDREN BE ABLE TO EAT AT THE LUNCH TIME, AT LUNCHTIME IN THE
00:13:26CAFETERIA?
00:13:29IN A MIXED STATUS FAMILY. WILL MY CHILD WHO IS A CITIZEN,
00:13:33WHO HAS ASTHMA, WHO HAS CHIP.
00:13:37WILL THAT BE USED AGAINST THEIR PARENTS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS
00:13:41SEEKING TO GET PERMANENT STATUS?
00:13:45NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH THESE QUESTIONS, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS RULE WILL
00:13:49EXTEND FAR BEYOND INDIVIDUAL
00:13:50IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS.
00:13:55WHEN FAMILIES LOSE HEALTH COVERAGE, THEY MAY DELAY, THEY,
00:13:59THEY MAY DELAY CARE UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO SEEK MORE EXPENSIVE CARE AT THE EMERGENCY
00:14:03DEPARTMENT. WHEN FAMILIES STOP RECEIVING FOOD ASSISTANCE, GROCERY STORES
00:14:06AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES LOSE
00:14:08CUSTOMERS.
00:14:11THE DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS WILL HURT
00:14:13OUR ECONOMY, WILL HURT BUSINESSES, WILL HURT
00:14:17GOVERNMENT, WILL HURT OUR
00:14:19ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, BUT NOT ONLY
00:14:22IN THE CITY BUT ACROSS THE STATE. AND WHEN ENROLLMENT IN PROGRAMS
00:14:26LIKE MEDICAID AND SNAP DECLINES,
00:14:28SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RISK LOSING AUTOMATIC
00:14:32CERTIFICATION FOR FREE AND
00:14:34REDUCED PRICE MEAL PROGRAMS.
00:14:38THIS COULD CUT OFF MEALS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME OR
00:14:42IMMIGRATION STATUS. THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS EXCEEDED
00:14:46ITS AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL
00:14:48IMMIGRATION LAW. THIS IS NOT WHAT CONGRESS
00:14:51INTENDED.
00:14:53THIS IS AN INTERPRETATION BY AN AGENCY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE
00:14:56AUTHORITY. IT VIOLATES THE ADMINISTRATIVE
00:14:59PROCEDURE ACT.
00:15:01AND AGAIN, IT'S A TERM THAT THE MAYOR LOVES TO USE.
00:15:06IT IS, IT IS CAPRICIOUS.
00:15:12WHEN THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE,
00:15:16NEW YORK CHALLENGED IT IN COURT. WE WON.
00:15:19AND WE INTEND TO WIN AGAIN.
00:15:23TODAY WE ARE GOING BACK TO COURT BECAUSE IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE
00:15:27BETWEEN PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE, GETTING THE HEALTHCARE
00:15:30THEY NEED, AND PERSUADE AND
00:15:35-- AND PURSUING A FUTURE IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:15:38AND MIXED STATUS FAMILIES.
00:15:42SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE TORN APART
00:15:43AND MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.
00:15:48I AM PROUD TO STAND WITH MAYOR
00:15:52MAMDANI AND OUR PARTNERS IN NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY IN
00:15:56THE ROSS THE NATION, AS WE DO THE WORK THAT IS CRITICALLY
00:16:00IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
00:16:02OF MY OFFICE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS.
00:16:06THE CHIEF OF THE FEDERAL
00:16:10INITIATIVES TEAM, RABIA MUUDDIN,
00:16:11SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRANT
00:16:16SERVICES, JUSTICE ZOE LEVINE,
00:16:19SPECIAL COUNSEL NATASHA
00:16:23KORHAKAR, AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
00:16:25GENERAL BEN LEIBOWITZ, AND OF
00:16:30COURSE, MEGAN FOX, WHO HEADS THE OFFICE AS WELL.
00:16:32WE WILL USE EVERY LEGAL TOOL AVAILABLE TO US TO CHALLENGE
00:16:35THIS RULE AND PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM UNLAWFUL FEDERAL
00:16:39ACTION. AND STAND UP FOR IMMIGRANTS WHO
00:16:43ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS,
00:16:46OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT MOST
00:16:49IMPORTANTLY, NEW YORKERS.
00:16:53[APPLAUSE]
00:16:58>> INC. YOU ATTORNEY GENERAL.
00:17:02, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE LEADER OF THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION
00:17:04COALITION, MURAD AWADAT. [APPLAUSE]
00:17:09>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
00:17:13I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION.
00:17:17I WANT TO FIRST START BY
00:17:20THANKING OUR MAYOR, MAYOR ZOHRAN
00:17:23MAMDANI, AS WELL AS OUR NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES FOR TAKING LEGAL ACTION.
00:17:26TO PUT A STOP TO THE CRUEL AND INHUMANE RULE CHANGE THAT WILL
00:17:29RESULT IN THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANT
00:17:31FAMILIES HAVING TO CHOOSE
00:17:35BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR FAMILIES OR SEEKING IMMIGRATION STATUS
00:17:37CHANGE.
00:17:40IMAGINE HAVING TO CHOOSE TO FEED
00:17:42YOUR CHILDREN.
00:17:47OR BEING ABLE TO ADJUST YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
00:17:50NO NEW YORKER SHOULD EVER HAVE
00:17:52TO WORRY THAT ACCESSING
00:17:55ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, OR OTHER LIFE SAVING
00:17:58PROGRAMS COULD PUT THEM ON A PATH TO DETENTION AND
00:18:02DEPORTATION. FOR GENERATIONS, NEW YORKERS
00:18:05HAVE RELIED ON PROGRAMS THAT HELP FAMILIES STAY HEALTHY, KEEP
00:18:09FOOD ON THE TABLE, AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
00:18:13ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS ISN'T AN INVESTMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
00:18:17OUR WORKFORCE, AND THE SHARED FUTURE OF ALL OF NEW YORK.
00:18:21IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS ARE PART OF THAT FABRIC.
00:18:24THEY WORK, THEY PAY TAXES, RAISE
00:18:27FAMILIES. CARE FOR OUR LOVED ONES AND
00:18:30CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
00:18:34INSTEAD, THIS PUBLIC CHARGE RULE CHANGE DUE TO TAKE EFFECT THIS
00:18:38FRIDAY, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CREATING A SYSTEM WHERE
00:18:42FAMILIES ARE, ARE AFRAID TO ACCESS THE VERY RESOURCES THAT
00:18:44HELP THEM REMAIN STABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT.
00:18:48RATHER THAN SUPPORTING FAMILIES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
00:18:50FUNNELING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO MASS DEPORTATION THAT IS
00:18:54SEPARATING FAMILIES AND CREATING FEAR IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:18:58IN NEW YORK WE CANNOT ALLOW FEAR
00:19:00TO BECOME THE PRICE OF SEEKING
00:19:02BASIC NECESSITIES THAT ARE LIFE SAVING FOR MANY OF OUR
00:19:05NEIGHBORS.
00:19:07THIS IS WHY WE ARE GRATEFUL TO
00:19:10OUR MAYOR, TO OUR NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR STANDING WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND
00:19:14TAKING LEGAL ACTION TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM THE HARMFUL
00:19:18FEDERAL POLICIES THAT WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AT A MOMENT WHEN
00:19:22FAMILIES ARE BEING FORCED TO NAVIGATE AN ALREADY. INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND
00:19:26FRIGHTENING IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
00:19:27THAT CONTINUES TO FUNNEL OUR
00:19:33NEIGHBORS INTO THE DEPORTATION MACHINE. OUR CITY AND STATE ARE MAKING IT
00:19:36CLEAR THAT NEW YORKERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FACE THESE THREATS
00:19:40ALONE. WE THANK OUR CITY AND STATE
00:19:44LEADERS FOR USING THEIR LEGAL AVENUES TO DEFEND NEW YORKERS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
00:19:48ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT EVERY
00:19:53NEW YORKER CAN ACCESS THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED WITHOUT
00:19:55FEAR.
00:19:59EVERY FAMILY DESERVES TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, HAVE
00:20:02THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE SAFELY,
00:20:04CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, BUILD A STABLE FUTURE.
00:20:07THAT IS THE NEW YORK WE WILL
00:20:10CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR.
00:20:12THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
00:20:19>> NEXT IS MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR
00:20:22ARLENE CRUZ. [APPLAUSE]
00:20:32>> [SPEAKING SPANISH]
00:20:42GOOD MORNING, BUENOS DIAS. MY NAME IS ARLENE CRUZ ESCOBAR. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH
00:20:46PROGRAMS AT MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE NEED
00:20:49TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THE NEW PUBLIC
00:20:52CHARGE RULE WILL HAVE ON THE HEALTH, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND
00:20:56WELL-BEING OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN NEW YORK AND THROUGHOUT THE
00:21:00COUNTRY. WHILE THE NEW RULE MAY DIRECTLY
00:21:04APPLY TO ONLY CERTAIN APPLICANTS OF A GREEN CARD, ITS EFFECTS
00:21:06EXTEND FAR BEYOND THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
00:21:11WE KNOW THAT FROM EXPERIENCE THAT POLICIES LIKE THIS GENERATE
00:21:14WIDESPREAD FEAR AND CONFUSION,
00:21:16PARTICULARLY AMONG MIXED STATUS
00:21:19IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. AS A RESULT, MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT
00:21:23SUBJECT TO PUBLIC CHARGE, INCLUDING THOSE FULLY ELIGIBLE
00:21:25FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS, MAY AVOID
00:21:28DELAY OR WITHDRAW FROM CRITICAL
00:21:31PROGRAMS OUT OF FEAR THAT DOING
00:21:33SO COULD JEOPARDIZE THEMSELVES OR A FAMILY MEMBER AND THE
00:21:37POTENTIAL TO ADJUST THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE
00:21:40FUTURE. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE PROFOUND,
00:21:45AND WE ARE ALREADY WITNESSING THE CHILLING EFFECTS THAT THE
00:21:48NEW RULE IS INTENDED TO CREATE.
00:21:51THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ITSELF ESTIMATED THAT REDUCED PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS
00:21:54COULD DECREASE GOVERNMENT
00:21:59SPENDING BY UP TO $13 BILLION
00:22:01ANNUALLY, LARGELY DUE TO LOWER
00:22:04ENROLLMENT AMONG US CITIZENS AND
00:22:07LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS,
00:22:09ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.
00:22:15>> HOLD ON.
00:22:19ONE SECOND.
00:22:32>> IT IS OK.
00:23:10>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S
00:23:13HELPING HER.
00:23:17SO THE STAKES COULD NOT BE HIGHER.
00:23:19WE RISK SEEING FAMILIES POSTPONE MEDICAL CARE UNTIL CONDITIONS BECOME EMERGENCIES, MORE
00:23:23CHILDREN ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
00:23:26HUNGRY, MORE FAMILIES EXPERIENCE
00:23:30HOUSING INSTABILITY, AND MORE
00:23:33FAMILIES FACE AVOIDABLE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. AT A TIME WHEN MANY NEW YORKERS
00:23:37ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE
00:23:38RISING COST OF LIVING, ACCESS TO
00:23:41PUBLIC BENEFITS SHOULD NOT BE
00:23:43VIEWED AS A SIGN OF DEPENDENCY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESSENTIAL
00:23:46SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE FAMILIES TO
00:23:48MEET BASIC NEEDS, SAFEGUARD
00:23:50THEIR HEALTH, AND ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM
00:23:53ECONOMIC SECURITY.
00:23:57ALTHOUGH THE NEW RULE IS NOT YET IN EFFECT, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE RULE FOR
00:24:00MONTHS.
00:24:04FAMILIES WHO FEAR THAT PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS
00:24:07SUCH AS MEDICAID OR SNAPP COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR ABILITY
00:24:10TO OBTAIN OR EVEN MAINTAIN A
00:24:15LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
00:24:18GREEN CARD HOLDERS HAVE ASKED WHETHER THEY SHOULD DISENROLL
00:24:21FROM PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE.
00:24:24PARENTS WITH PENDING GREEN CARD
00:24:27APPLICATIONS HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER IT'S SAFE TO RECEIVE
00:24:31SNAP ON BEHALF OF THEIR US CITIZEN CHILD.
00:24:34THESE CONCERNS ARE NOT HYPOTHETICAL.
00:24:37WE WITNESSED THE SAME FEAR AND CONFUSION IN 2019, AND WE ARE
00:24:42SEEING THOSE FEARS RESURFACE
00:24:44TODAY. AS FAMILIES SEEK GUIDANCE IN OUR
00:24:48OFFICES DAILY, I SPOKE WITH THE MOTHER OF A US CITIZEN CHILD
00:24:51WITH A DISABILITY WHO DEPENDS ON MEDICAID TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL
00:24:54MEDICAL CARE AND MAINTAIN A
00:24:57STABLE QUALITY OF LIFE.
00:25:00DESPITE HER CHILD'S SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL NEEDS, SHE ASKED WHETHER
00:25:04SHE SHOULD TERMINATE HER CHILD'S MEDICAID COVERAGE BECAUSE SHE
00:25:08FEARED BECOMING A PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:25:12A GUARDIAN FOR A CHILD WITH SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE
00:25:16STATUS, A CATEGORY EXPLICITLY EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC CHARGE
00:25:21CONSIDERATIONS, SIMILARLY
00:25:23QUESTIONED WHETHER THE CHILD'S MEDICAID COVERAGE COULD PLACE
00:25:26THEM AT RISK. INCREASINGLY PARENTS OF US
00:25:29CITIZENS ARE ASKING WHETHER IT'S SAFE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS
00:25:33SUCH AS FREE SCHOOL MEALS.
00:25:38NO PARENT SHOULD EVER BE FORCED
00:25:40TO CONFRONT SUCH CHOICES.
00:25:43YET THAT IS PRECISELY THE
00:25:44DILEMMA THESE POLICIES CREATE.
00:25:47THEY FORCE FAMILIES TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PROTECTING THEIR FUTURE
00:25:51AND MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS TODAY. NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO DECIDE
00:25:55BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR CHILDREN, ACCESSING HEALTH CARE,
00:25:58MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING, AND
00:26:02PURSUING A LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE COMMEND THE CITY AND THE
00:26:06STATE FOR TAKING THE STEPS TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM HARMFUL
00:26:08EFFECTS OF THESE POLICIES.
00:26:12AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY
00:26:14EFFORT POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW FEAR TO BECOME A
00:26:18BARRIER TO HEALTH, NUTRITION,
00:26:20AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. WE MUST REJECT POLICIES THAT
00:26:24UNDERMINE THE WELL-BEING OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND INSTEAD
00:26:27UPHOLD SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW ALL
00:26:28ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS
00:26:32ESSENTIAL SERVICES WITHOUT FEAR.
00:26:36AND PUNISHMENT OR STIGMA OR DISCRIMINATION.
00:26:40OUR COMMUNITIES ARE STRONGEST WHEN FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT
00:26:43THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
00:26:45PROTECTING THAT PRINCIPLE IS NOT
00:26:47ONLY GOOD POLICY, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF NEW
00:26:50YORK.
00:26:53AND NOW I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN SPANISH.
00:26:55BUENOS DIAS.
00:27:01[SPANISH]
00:27:25[SPEAKING SPANISH]
00:27:37[SPEAKING SPANISH]
00:28:31[SPEAKING SPANISH]
00:29:15[APPLAUSE]
00:29:21>> THANK YOU EVERYONE.
00:29:25WE HAVE SOME TIME FOR ON-TOPIC QUESTIONS.
00:29:27I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS HERE, SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
00:29:31AND WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE. . I KNOW WE HAVE MARIA FROM CNN
00:29:35HERE. >> HELLO.
00:29:38MAYOR MAMDANI, YOU HAVE SAID THAT ALL NEW YORKERS WILL BEAR
00:29:40THE COST OF THIS RULE.
00:29:44CAN YOU QUANTIFY THAT? HOW MUCH DOES THE CITY EXPECT TO
00:29:48SPEND ON EMERGENCY SERVICES IF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STOP USING THEM?
00:29:53MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHAT THE MEDIA PROTECTIONS CAN THE CITY
00:29:56OFFER THESE FAMILIES INCLUDING PROTECTION OF THEIR PERSONAL
00:29:59DATA, IMMIGRATION STATUS AND INFORMATION IF THE JUDGE DOES
00:30:03NOT BLOCK THE RULE FROM GOING INTO EFFECT?
00:30:07MAYOR MAMDANI: FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY VERY CLEARLY THAT OUR INTENT HERE IS
00:30:10NOT TO WIN A TEMPORARY
00:30:14INJUNCTION. IT IS TO STOP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RULE ENTIRELY.
00:30:19THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE KNOW
00:30:21THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL
00:30:25HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
00:30:28FOR IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS FAR
00:30:31BEYOND JUST THOSE WHO IT TECHNICALLY APPLIES TO.
00:30:34A LOT OF THE REASON FOR THAT DISTINCTION IS THAT WE HAVE SEEN
00:30:38A CLIMATE OF FEAR FOR IMMIGRANTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS.
00:30:41I HAVE A CLEAR MEMORY OF GOING INTO A DOMINICAN BARBERSHOP IN
00:30:46HARLEM AND SPEAKING TO THE
00:30:47BARBERS ABOUT I.C.E. RAIDS.
00:30:51ONE OF THEM TURNED TO ME AND
00:30:54SAID, WE ALL HAVE STATUS AND YET FEW OF US ARE SHOWING UP TO WORK
00:30:57BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE WHO HAS STATUS ANYMORE WHEN THEY ARE PICKING PEOPLE UP.
00:31:03SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW
00:31:06CATEGORICALLY DOES NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN SETS OF NEW YORKERS AND
00:31:09YET WE ARE ALREADY SEEING EVIDENCE OF THOSE NEW YORKERS ON ENROLLING FROM LIFESAVING
00:31:14BENEFITS. AT THIS TIME, I CANNOT GIVE YOU
00:31:17AN EXACT COST TO THE CITY, BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO DO
00:31:21EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT
00:31:23WE NOT ONLY STOP THIS RULE BUT ALSO THAT WE COMMUNICATE TO NEW
00:31:27YORKERS THAT ARE NOT TECHNICALLY AFFECTED BY THE RULE TO NOT TAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY OTHERWISE
00:31:31CANNOT UNDO ONCE THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
00:31:34THAT'S WHY ONE OF OUR POINTS OF ADVICE SEPARATE FROM LEGAL
00:31:38ACTIONS IS FOR ANY IMMIGRANT NEW YORKER WITH CONCERN TO CALL THE
00:31:42MAYOR'S OFFICE HOTLINE.
00:31:46THE NUMBER IS 1-800-354-0365.
00:31:51WE ENCOURAGE EVERY NEW YORKER
00:31:52WITH CONCERNS TO GO TO A TRUSTED LEGAL PROVIDER BEFORE MAKING
00:31:57THOSE DECISIONS. YOU'VE HEARD IT NOT ONLY FROM THOSE OF US IN GOVERNMENT BUT
00:32:00OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT OF THE KINDS OF CONCERNS THEY ARE HEARING.
00:32:05THESE ARE ACTIONS THAT WILL HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR NEW
00:32:08YORKERS ACROSS OUR CITY.
00:32:11>> THANK YOU. OTHER ON-TOPIC QUESTIONS?
00:32:15>> HELLO, MAYOR.
00:32:19THE CITY AND STATE WERE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE TO GRAPPLE NEXT
00:32:23YEAR WITH CHANGES TO VARIOUS
00:32:25BENEFITS IMPACTING CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS BECAUSE OF THE BIG
00:32:29REPUBLICAN BILL, SNAP IN MEDICAID AND THE LIKE.
00:32:31IF YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT IN
00:32:34THIS, ARE YOU GENERALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
00:32:38CITIZENS IN NEW YORK, IMMIGRANT
00:32:41AND NONIMMIGRANT WITH CHANGING FEDERAL POLICIES? MAYOR MAMDANI: YES.
00:32:45I AM INCREDIBLY WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT BOTH EXISTING
00:32:48LAW WILL HAVE ONCE IMPLEMENTED,
00:32:51AS WELL AS THIS RULE CHANGE. AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE FACING THE
00:32:54REALITY OF BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY IN THE UNITED
00:32:59STATES OF AMERICA, TO SEE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PURSUE RULE
00:33:02CHANGES AND LEGISLATION THAT
00:33:05WILL MAKE HUNGRY NEW YORKERS
00:33:08HUNGRIER, THAT WILL MAKE PORT NEW YORKERS POORER, IT IS A SLAP
00:33:12IN THE FACE TO EVERYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IN THIS MOMENT WHICH IS TO MAKE IT
00:33:16EASIER FOR WORKING NEW YORKERS TO AFFORD LIFE IN THE CITY.
00:33:19>> WE WILL GO TO MELISSA FROM NBC.
00:33:22>> HELLO, MR. MAYOR.
00:33:26GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS THE CITY'S BACKUP PLAN
00:33:29IN CASE YOU DON'T PREVAIL? CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT IF ANYTHING YOU ARE
00:33:33PLANNING IN TERMS OF HELPING
00:33:34PEOPLE ACCESS FOOD AND/OR MEDICAL CARE, AND CAN YOU GO
00:33:39INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT YOUR LEGAL ARGUMENT, AND DO YOU HAVE
00:33:42TO PROVE THERE IS A CHILLING EFFECT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THIS RULE?
00:33:46IS IT ABOUT THE CHILLING EFFECT OR THE PEOPLE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS?
00:33:50MAYOR MAMDANI: I'M FIRST GOING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT
00:33:54WHAT ACTIONS WE ARE TAKING SEPARATE FROM THE LEGAL STEPS
00:33:57AND THEN PASS IT TO OUR
00:34:00CORPORATE -- OUR ADDITIONAL COUNSEL. IN TERMS OF STEPS WE ARE TAKING,
00:34:04THE RULE IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.
00:34:08WE ARE SPENDING EACH AND EVERY DAY LOOKING TO COMMUNICATE WITH
00:34:12AS MANY IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT THE RULE DOES AND WHAT IT DOES NOT DO.
00:34:17WE ARE EQUIPPING A LOT OF OUR CITY WORKERS WITH THE
00:34:21INFORMATION OF THIS SO THEY CAN ALSO COMMUNICATE THIS AND WE
00:34:24HAVE SET UP A HOTLINE TO ENSURE THAT NEW YORKERS HAVE A PLACE
00:34:28THEY CAN CALL SO THAT THEY KNOW
00:34:31WHO THEY CAN ASK FOR THIS KIND OF ADVICE.
00:34:33BEFORE I PASS IT OVER, I WANT TO
00:34:37BRING UP OUR PUBLIC ADVOCATE
00:34:42GIOVANNI WILLIAMS. HE'S BEEN A LEADER IN THIS ISSUE
00:34:45AND CORRECTLY DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS THE HIGHEST RANKING CARIBBEAN
00:34:49OFFICIAL HEAR THE CITY. WE KNOW THESE KINDS OF ATTACKS,
00:34:53WE HAVE SEEN THEM EVERY SINGLE WEEK, AND WE HAVE SEEN THEM
00:34:57AGAINST OUR HAITIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND WE HAVE SEEN IT
00:35:01CONTINUE WITH THE BROADER CONVERSATION. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD.
00:35:05>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND THANK
00:35:08YOU TO THE AG.
00:35:11AS THE SON OF IMMIGRANTS, THIS
00:35:14HITS HOME AS THE HIGHEST RANKING CARIBBEAN AND BLACK ELECTED
00:35:19OFFICIAL. OFTEN TIMES THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
00:35:23OF IMMIGRANTS IS LEFT OUT.
00:35:26ALSO HIGH POPULATIONS OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS AND PATIENT DESCENDANTS.
00:35:31I NEED THE MEDIA TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE CHILLING EFFECT
00:35:34THAT THIS HAS AND DRIVE HOME THE
00:35:36FACT THAT EVEN PEOPLE THIS MAY
00:35:39NOT AFFECT ARE REALLY FEELING IT. WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE
00:35:43RAIDS, THE COMBINATION OF THE
00:35:46GETTING RID OF TPS, AND NOW
00:35:47PEOPLE TRYING TO WADE THROUGH
00:35:50LEGAL ARGUMENTS THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND, PARTS OF THE DISTRICTS ARE GHOST TOWNS
00:35:55ALREADY AS PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING
00:35:59BUSINESSES, AND NOW TO HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AS TO WHETHER
00:36:03THEY FEED THEIR CHILDREN OR NOT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS CRUELTY.
00:36:06THAT'S IT.
00:36:09THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF ALL OF THESE IMMIGRANT DECISIONS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE TRUMP WHITE
00:36:15HOUSE, AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
00:36:19ELSE, PARTICULARLY TO NONWHITE IMMIGRANTS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
00:36:22DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID THE ONLY
00:36:23PEOPLE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE ARE WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS.
00:36:27EVERYONE ELSE IS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
00:36:30THERE IS NOTHING EVER THAT HELPS
00:36:32WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
00:36:34NONE OF THIS HELPS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
00:36:37ALL THIS DOES IS CREATE CRUELTY AND VIOLENCE.
00:36:43IT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO DIE, I
00:36:45WANT TO ADD THAT IT WILL CAUSE
00:36:48MORE PEOPLE TO DIE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED BECAUSE OF THESE POLICIES.
00:36:51>> I KNOW YOU ARE TELLING PEOPLE
00:36:54NOT TO DISENROLL FROM BENEFITS
00:36:57LIKE SNAP, BUT ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE ARE AFRAID AND MAYBE THEY
00:37:00DON'T SIGN UP OR MAYBE THEY DO DISENROLL, IS THERE A SITUATION
00:37:05THAT YOU THINK THE CITY WILL HAVE TO STEP IN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THE NEEDS ARE BEING MET?
00:37:09MAYOR MAMDANI: WE ARE GOING TO
00:37:13EXHAUST EVERY TOOL WE HAVE TWO
00:37:15TAKE CARE. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR WHEN WE
00:37:19SPEAK ABOUT IMMIGRANTS, WE ARE
00:37:22NOT SPEAKING ABOUT THE SEPARATE POPULATION FROM NEW YORKERS.
00:37:27I MYSELF STAND HERE IS THE FIRST IMMIGRANT MAYOR OF THE CITY AND
00:37:31THE GENERATIONS. WE ARE GOING TO EXHAUST EVERY
00:37:35TOOL TO FIGHT THE RULE AND ENSURE EVERYTHING WE CAN DO,
00:37:39ESPECIALLY IN RESPONSE TO HR ONE, WE ARE DOING WITH THE
00:37:42KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NO CITY IN THE COUNTRY THAT CAN MAKE UP
00:37:45DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO
00:37:48CUT IN TERMS OF SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT.
00:37:51AND THE ARGUMENT THAT THESE KINDS OF RULES WILL SAVE THE
00:37:54U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY, IT IS
00:37:58MONEY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
00:38:00PAY AT A LATER STAGE AND HIGHER
00:38:03PRICE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T STOP GETTING SICK.
00:38:06PEOPLE SIMPLY WILL GET MORE SICK. AND THEN THE FIRST TIME THEY
00:38:10WILL INTERACT WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WILL BE AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
00:38:12YOU LOOK AT EVERYONE HERE,
00:38:15PUBLIC ADVOCATES, ASSEMBLY
00:38:17MEMBERS, STATE SENATORS, ADVOCATES, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
00:38:21ALL OF US HAVE SPOKEN TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE TOLD US
00:38:24HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THEM TO
00:38:27BE WORKING IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATED AS A PRIMARY CARE
00:38:31DOCTOR. BECAUSE THAT IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN NOW.
00:38:34>> JUST VERY BRIEFLY, IT IS A
00:38:40100 PAGE COMPLAINT. IT REQUIRED 100 PAGES BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH ILLEGALITY IN
00:38:44THE RULING THAT THAT IS WHAT WAS
00:38:48REQUIRED. THIS IS NOT JUST A REPEAT OF
00:38:522019 WHEN THE CITY AND STATE WENT TO COURT AND BEAT BACK A
00:38:55SIMILAR PUBLIC CHARGE EFFORT, IT
00:38:58IS EVEN MORE HARMFUL AND MORE EXTREME.
00:39:04READ THE COMPLAINT AND YOU WILL
00:39:04SEE THAT THE CHILLING EFFECT IS
00:39:10AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROBLEM
00:39:11WITH THE ILLEGALITY, BUT IN
00:39:14EVERY ONE OF THOSE 100 PAGES IS
00:39:17A LEGAL CLAIM THAT WAS STRONG IN 2019 AND EVEN STRONGER NOW.
00:39:20>> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE OR TWO MORE.
00:39:30>> JUST IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION. IT'S IN VIOLATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT BECAUSE IT'S ARBITRARY AND
00:39:36CAPRICIOUS. THERE'S NO MEANINGFUL DECISION WITH REGARD TO THESE RULES. TWO, THE AGENCY HAS EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY.
00:39:40THIS PUBLIC CHARGE RULE GOES
00:39:42BACK TO 1822 WERE CONGRESS
00:39:44BASICALLY SAID THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO
00:39:47CANNOT SUPPORT THEMSELVES. NOT INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLY EVERY
00:39:51NOW AND THEN FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY FALL ON HARD TIMES.
00:39:55SO YOU SHOULD NOT ALSO EQUATE PUBLIC CHARGE WITH DEPENDENCY.
00:39:59THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEPENDENCY.
00:40:02THIS HAS TO DO WITH OPAQUE RULES
00:40:05AND RULES WHERE YOU'RE GIVING SO MUCH AUTHORITY TO IMMIGRATION
00:40:08OFFICERS TO CONSIDER EVERY AND
00:40:12ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING SCHOOL LUNCH.
00:40:13>> THANK YOU ATTORNEY GENERAL.
00:40:17WE HAVE TIME FOR TWO MORE ON TOPIC. WE WILL GO TO MONICA.
00:40:36>> HELLO MR. MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION, HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT THIS? YOU HAD SUCCESSFUL CONVERSATIONS
00:40:39WITH HIM IN THE PAST ABOUT TOPICS YOU HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT THIS AND WOULD YOU EXPECT TO HEAR FROM HIM?
00:40:44MAYOR MAMDANI: THE PRESIDENT AND I HAVE AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT IMMIGRATION POLICY. WE HAVE BOTH BEEN VERY CLEAR
00:40:47ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DEEP DISAGREEMENTS.
00:40:50WHETHER IT PERTAINS TO I.C.E.
00:40:53RAIDS OR TPS PROTECTIONS OR PUBLIC CHARGE, THIS IS A
00:40:56DISAGREEMENT THAT CONTINUES. THE CASE THAT I AM MAKING IS
00:41:00THAT THIS IS A RULE THAT WILL HURT THIS CITY.
00:41:05WE ALL STAND HERE UNITED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE
00:41:09CITY AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AND TALK TO EVERYONE WE
00:41:13CAN TO ENSURE WE PROTECT NEW YORKERS.
00:41:16>> WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE ON-TOPIC QUESTION.
00:41:20>> HELLO.
00:41:21MY NAME IS ABU.
00:41:25MY QUESTION IS, THE PREVIOUS
00:41:37LAW, THEY'RE JUST EXECUTING THE LAW.
00:41:39AND NUMBER TWO, THE IMMIGRATION,
00:41:43THE PEOPLE WHO PROCESS IMMIGRATION FOR THEIR FAMILIES,
00:41:46THEY ARE IMPOSING NEW RULES
00:41:49WHICH THEY WILL CHECK THE SPONSOR'S CREDIT HISTORY.
00:41:52A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FEAR THAT THEY CANNOT BRING THEIR FAMILIES.
00:41:56DOES THIS INCLUDE IN YOUR LAWSUIT?
00:42:01A.G. JAMES: FIRST LET ME SAY
00:42:04THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
00:42:072019 RULE VERSUS THE RULE THAT
00:42:12WE ARE CHALLENGING TODAY, THEY
00:42:15DID NOT ALLOW FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO HAVE SO
00:42:17MUCH DISCRETION.
00:42:19THE REALITY IS THAT THE
00:42:23GUIDELINES FAILED TO EVEN
00:42:24IMMIGRANT -- INTEGRATE WHAT
00:42:29IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SHOULD CONSIDER.
00:42:31TWO: WITH REGARD TO CREDIT HISTORY OF SPONSORS, THAT IS
00:42:35INCLUDED IN THE PAPER AS WELL BUT IT'S IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALL ABOUT
00:42:40CRUELTY. CRUELTY IS THE POINT.
00:42:44HAVING A CHILLING EFFECT ON IMMIGRANTS IS THE POINT.
00:42:49LETTING INDIVIDUALS KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT WELCOME HERE IS THE POINT.
00:42:53IMMIGRATION ANIMUS IS THE POINT. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT
00:42:55FROM EVERYONE ELSE IS THE POINT.
00:42:59AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE GOING
00:43:03TO DENY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SICK
00:43:04AND HUNGRY AND HOMELESS BENEFITS
00:43:11, JUST IS BEYOND THE PALE AND
00:43:13THAT'S WHY WE ARE SEEKING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO VACATE THIS
00:43:18RULE, IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, ILLEGAL AND WE URGE THE JUDGE TO
00:43:22MAKE THAT DECISION BEFORE FRIDAY.
00:43:26>> THAT WAS THE LAST ON-TOPIC QUESTION.
00:43:30UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, THANK YOU TO THE ATTORNEY
00:43:34GENERAL AND PUBLIC ADVOCATE SPEAKERS.
00:43:46>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:43:56>> EVERYONE, RIGHT THIS WAY PLEASE.
00:44:04SIR, PLEASE.
00:44:15>> YOU WANT TO GET DOWN?
00:44:28>> THANK YOU EVERYONE.
00:44:31WE WILL GIVE EVERYONE ONE MORE MINUTE.
00:44:35WE WILL START WITH MORGAN FROM FOX OVER HERE.
00:44:37MAYOR MAMDANI: HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
00:44:40>> GOOD, HOW ARE YOU.
00:44:48MAYOR MAMDANI: OK.
00:44:51WE WILL NOW COMMENCE OFF TOPIC AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MORGAN.
00:44:55[LAUGHTER]
00:44:56>> WITH THE EU AND NEXT WEEK,
00:45:02I'M WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE WITH THE SECURITY
00:45:05CLEARANCE, AND SPEAKING OF THE
00:45:07U.N., ANY MESSAGE YOU HAVE, I
00:45:13KNOW YOU SAID YOU HOPE PEOPLE
00:45:16PROTEST THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. I'M WONDERING IS THERE STILL A
00:45:19CALL TO PROTEST AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? MAYOR MAMDANI: I WANT TO BE
00:45:22CLEAR, MY PRAYER REMARKS WERE IF
00:45:25PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DO SO, THEY ARE
00:45:28ABLE TO BECAUSE THAT IS THE LAW IN NEW YORK CITY.
00:45:31I LEAVE IT TO NEW YORKERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS.
00:45:33WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SECURITY CLEARANCE,
00:45:37THE PROCESS OF GETTING A FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCE IS ONGOING
00:45:40AND MOVING WITHIN THE TYPICAL
00:45:42TIMELINE FOR RECEIVING ONE. A NUMBER OF SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HAVE OF
00:45:46SECURITY AT CLEARANCE AT THIS TIME.
00:45:49THE NYPD REGULARLY BRIEFED ME ON
00:45:52INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATIONS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE FEDERALLY
00:45:56CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. >> THANK YOU.
00:45:59WE WILL GO TO JESSE.
00:46:03>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
00:46:07WE JUST COME OFF THE BACK OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF REALLY SCARY
00:46:11NEWS IN THE AI SPACE.
00:46:16JUST A FEW EXAMPLES, AI AGENTS
00:46:18HACKING AND COVERING THEIR
00:46:20TRACKS, GOING ROGUE, AI
00:46:24RESEARCHERS QUITTING, CITING THE POTENTIAL END OF HUMANITY.
00:46:28ALSO IN NEW YORK CITY THERE ARE
00:46:30WARNINGS OF AI TAKING MASSES OF
00:46:33TECH JOBS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
00:46:35HAVE BEEN TRAINING IN THE SPACE.
00:46:38I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING CITY GOVERNMENT TALKS ABOUT
00:46:41FREQUENTLY BUT WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO NEW YORKERS FEELING
00:46:45SCARED AND CONFUSED ABOUT THIS INFORMATION? SECONDLY, THERE'S A CITY
00:46:49COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS CALLING FOR
00:46:54NAIA EMERGENCY TASK FORCE TO BE STARTED POTENTIALLY IN THE
00:46:57MAYOR'S OTI.
00:47:01IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN COMMIT TO?
00:47:10MAYOR MAMDANI: FIRST WHAT I WILL SAY IS LIKE MANY AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE NEWS COMING OUT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IN RECENT DAYS AND WEEKS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY ALARMING.
00:47:14WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT REPORTS THAT AS YOU SAID INCLUDE
00:47:18SUGGESTIONS THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE END OF HUMANITY.
00:47:21AND WHETHER IT'S THE HUGGING
00:47:23FACE INCIDENT OR THE ASSERTION
00:47:27FROM ONE OF THE HEADS OF ANTHROPIC THAT THESE KINDS OF
00:47:30INCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING AT EVERY
00:47:34SINGLE AI COMPANY, WE SHOULD BE SEEING OF FAR GREATER RESPONSE
00:47:36FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THIS ISSUE, ONE THAT HAS THE
00:47:41URGENCY BEFITTING ANY
00:47:43CONVERSATION AROUND THE END OF HUMANITY.
00:47:46IN TERMS OF WHAT CITY GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DO, WE ARE GOING TO
00:47:50CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL THE AVENUES WE HAVE TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS.
00:47:54WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT NEW YORKERS HAVING THEIR OWN CONCERNS,
00:47:58RECENTLY WE MADE THE DECISION TO BAN THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI
00:48:01FROM TWO K-8 GRADE AND THAT'S AN
00:48:06ONGOING CONVERSATION. >> THANK YOU.
00:48:11WE WILL KEEP GOING WITH JOE FROM POLITICO.
00:48:21>> GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. HOW ARE YOU? I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS ACTUALLY ON-TOPIC FROM BEFORE.
00:48:25THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE CHANGE IS
00:48:27IN ADDITION TO EXISTING RULES,
00:48:30THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:48:32I'M WONDERING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT
00:48:35THE CONCEPT PHILOSOPHICALLY, TAKING A SIDE WHERE IT'S LEGAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE LATEST
00:48:39CHANGE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
00:48:42THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC CHARGE AND
00:48:44ITS USE IN IMMIGRATION STATUS?
00:48:47I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON JESSE'S QUESTION.
00:48:50D.C. WP, YOU HAVE A LOT OF
00:48:55FEDERAL REGULATORY FOLKS IN YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
00:48:57DO YOU SEE A RULE OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU DID IN THE DEPARTMENT
00:49:00OF EDUCATION FOR THE CITY TO GET INTO REGULATING AI?
00:49:05MAYOR MAMDANI: FIRST I JUST WANT
00:49:09TO UNDERLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKING
00:49:12THIS THREAT SERIOUSLY. TOO MUCH OF THIS CONVERSATION
00:49:15HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY CONCERNS
00:49:20OF PROFIT OR AN INTERNATIONAL
00:49:25ARMS RACE AND TOO LITTLE ABOUT CONCERNS FOR HUMANITY AT LARGE.
00:49:31AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE WE HAVE A NEW YORK
00:49:34CITY GOVERNMENT WHILE KNOWING THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE GREATER
00:49:38LEADERSHIP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
00:49:40TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION, WHAT
00:49:44CONCERNS ME SO DEEPLY IS THAT IN
00:49:51A CLIMATE WHERE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS HAVE SHOWN
00:49:55NO INTEREST IN LAW AND ORDER DESPITE THAT BEING THEIR STATED
00:49:59OBJECTIVE, YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE
00:50:00POPULATION THAT SPANS FROM THOSE
00:50:04ON VISAS, THOSE WITH GREEN
00:50:07CARDS, THOSE WITH CITIZENSHIP, THOSE WHO ARE SIMPLY CHILDREN OF
00:50:09IMMIGRANTS BEING TERRIFIED AT ANY AND ALL IMMIGRATIONS AND
00:50:13RULE CHANGES.
00:50:16THE DECISIONS THAT TERROR AND
00:50:19FEAR NOT ONLY WILL LEAD FAMILIES
00:50:23TO TAKE BUT ALREADY HAS LED FAMILIES TO TAKE AS BEEN ONE
00:50:27THAT WILL CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES FOR THE WORSE FOR YEARS TO COME.
00:50:30FEARS ABOUT TAKING PEOPLE OUT OF
00:50:34MEDICAID, OF SNAPE, OF SO MANY OF THE THINGS PEOPLE RELY ON
00:50:38BECAUSE THEY ARE LIFE-SAVING. THAT TO ME IS INCREDIBLY
00:50:41CONCERNING THAT THIS IS, WITHOUT HYPERBOLE, LIFE OR DEATH FOR SO
00:50:45MANY. >> DO YOU HAVE POSITIONS ON
00:50:49USING CASH ASSISTANCE AND THE PRE-EXISTING PUBLIC CHARGE RULES?
00:50:52HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IN A MORE GENERAL SENSE?
00:50:55MAYOR MAMDANI: I THINK THE POLICY OF THE PRIOR
00:50:59ADMINISTRATION TOOK WAS THE CORRECT POLICY OF REFUSING TO DEFEND US IN COURT.
00:51:06>> WE HAVE TIME FOR TOMORROW, JOSIE FROM THE DAILY NEWS.
00:51:07>> THANK YOU.
00:51:10HELLO MAYOR. I'M WONDERING ABOUT YOUR
00:51:12REACTION TO A RECENT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STRATEGIC RESPONSE
00:51:16UNIT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
00:51:20ALLEGING OVERTIME ASSIGNMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE UNITS WERE
00:51:23DISTRIBUTED ON A RACIAL BASIS
00:51:25AND ALSO THAT THERE WAS A
00:51:29SUPERVISOR IN THE UNIT WHO
00:51:33BASICALLY BEAT ARREST NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS TIMES.
00:51:35I'M WONDERING YOUR REACTION TO
00:51:37THAT LAWSUIT AS WELL AS THAT YOUR ADMINISTRATION IS IN A
00:51:41POSITION TO BE SPENDING MONEY AND TIME DEFENDING THESE ALLEGATIONS.
00:51:45MAYOR MAMDANI: I THINK THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE INCREDIBLY
00:51:50TROUBLING, AND THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I AM HEARING OF THEM.
00:51:53THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL FOLLOW
00:51:55UP AFTER THIS PRESS CONFERENCE. I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE
00:51:59IMPORTANCE OF DECOUPLING OUR RESPONSE TO TERROR THREATS FROM
00:52:03A RESPONSE TO THE USE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
00:52:06THAT IS A LONG-STANDING ISSUE THAT WE WILL DELIVER ON.
00:52:15>> DO YOU HAVE SOME TIMELINE? I KNOW THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY IS NOT TOTALLY IN YOUR CONTROL. I GUESS DOES THIS GIVE YOU ANY
00:52:19URGENCY TO GET THINGS MOVING ON THAT END?
00:52:24MAYOR MAMDANI: THE DISBANDING OF THE STRATEGIC RESPONSE GROUP IS SOMETHING I WOULD SEPARATE OUT
00:52:27AROUND THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. I'M HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH
00:52:30THE COMMISSIONER IN A WAY THAT
00:52:34WE CAN RESPECT NEW YORKERS RIGHTS.
00:52:35>> THAT WILL BE ALL.
00:52:40NOW A QUESTION FROM 1010.
00:52:52>> MR. MAYOR, LEGIONNAIRES. WHAT IS THE LATEST THE CITY IS DOING TO INVESTIGATE THE BRONX OUTBREAK AND ARE THERE ANY
00:52:56LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EAST SIDE OF BREAK AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIFFERENTLY? MAYOR MAMDANI: AS OF LATE -- YESTERDAY, 10 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
00:52:59DIAGNOSED WITHIN THIS CLUSTER. ONE NEW YORKER HAS TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY AND WE ARE
00:53:03HEARTBROKEN BY THIS LOSS OF LIFE . WE ARE THINKING OF THEIR LOVED
00:53:08ONES AND SENDING THEM OUR CONDOLENCES. WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ANY NEW
00:53:12YORKER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED
00:53:14FLULIKE SYMPTOMS, BE THEY COUGH,
00:53:17FEVER, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, IF
00:53:20THEY LIVE OR WORK OR VISIT THE AREA TO CONTACT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
00:53:23IN TERMS OF THE STEPS WE HAVE TAKEN, I WANT TO ASSURE NEW
00:53:28YORKERS WE ARE MOVING AGGRESSIVELY TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD.
00:53:32THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS SAMPLED ALL COOLING TOWERS IN
00:53:37THE AREA. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH WORKERS STARTED TO CANVASS THE
00:53:39NEIGHBORHOOD THE NEXT DAY AND ON FRIDAY THAT CONTINUED THROUGH
00:53:43THE WEEKEND. THE INITIAL SCREENING TEST
00:53:46RESULTS WERE COMPLETED, AND THE
00:53:50ORDERS TO CLEAN AND DISINFECT 10 COOLING TOWERS WERE ISSUED ON
00:53:54SATURDAY. BY THE END OF TODAY, ALL 10
00:53:57COOLING TOWERS WILL HAVE BEEN FULLY CLEANED AND FULLY DISINFECTED.
00:54:01AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS THERE
00:54:05HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF NEW POLICIES WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AS
00:54:09OF ABOUT A LEAK OR TWO AGO WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE
00:54:12ALWAYS GOING TO KEEP PUSHING ON THE QUESTION OF WHAT MORE WE CAN DO.
00:54:16THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT NEW YORKERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH
00:54:19FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS AND WE
00:54:22ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP ANY KIND
00:54:24OF TOOL THAT CAN HELP TO ENSURE THAT LEGIONNAIRES IS SOMETHING WE ARE ABLE TO COMBAT.
00:54:28>> IS THERE ANY PROACTIVE
00:54:31INVESTIGATION INTO OTHER COOLING TOWERS IN THE AREA, AND HOW
00:54:36OFTEN -- I KNOW THERE IS A 30
00:54:37DAY RULE TO REVIEW AND INSPECT THE TOWERS.
00:54:41HOW MUCH OF THAT IS BEING TAKEN
00:54:42CARE OF BASED THAT THESE ARE
00:54:48GETTING INVESTIGATED AND INSPECTED EVERY 30 DAYS?
00:54:52MAYOR MAMDANI: SORRY, THE
00:54:55BEGINNING OF YOUR QUESTION, COULD YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME?
00:55:01>> ANY OTHER PROACTIVE MEASURES, IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT ANY OTHER TOWERS BESIDES THOSE TURN?
00:55:03MAYOR MAMDANI: I WOULD BRING UP OUR COMMISSIONER DR. ALASTAIR
00:55:06MARTIN TO TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THOSE.
00:55:08>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
00:55:12FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT FOR THE
00:55:16ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS PASSED, OUR HEARTS ARE WITH THAT
00:55:19INDIVIDUAL'S LOVED ONES, THEIR
00:55:21FRIENDS, THEIR FAMILY, AND THAT
00:55:24DEATH REPRESENTS TO US ALL THE MORE REASON TO REALLY MAKE SURE
00:55:28THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HAPPENS QUICKLY,
00:55:32AGGRESSIVELY, AND EFFECTIVELY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE NOW.
00:55:37WITH REGARD TO THE COOLING TOWERS, THE REGION YOU'RE
00:55:40LOOKING AT CONTAINED ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT COOLING TOWERS.
00:55:44ALL OF THOSE, AS YOU HEARD THE MAYOR SAY, HAVE BEEN SIMPLE.
00:55:48OVER THE WEEKEND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE COOLING TOWERS HAD A
00:55:51PCR POSITIVE RESULT. THEY HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO DO THE
00:55:55FULL DRAINAGE, THE CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF THE TOWER.
00:56:00WE HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE THAT ARE DONE, AND THE
00:56:04ONES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DONE YET WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF TODAY.
00:56:08WE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY ALL THE DATA WITH REGARDS TO THE
00:56:11HISTORY OF THE MONTHLY COMPLIANCE WITH THE COOLING TOWERS.
00:56:15BUT I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE
00:56:17BEEN ON TARGET WITH THE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE TOWERS.
00:56:21>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE TODAY.
00:56:24THANK YOU EVERYONE.
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