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00:00:00JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ABOUT LAW
00:00:02ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND PRIORITIES. AND AT 3 P.M., FORMER SPEAKER OF
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00:00:10STATUARY HALL WITH REMARKS BY SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON, FORMER
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00:00:29NEW YORK CITY DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
00:00:32ZORAN MAMDANI AND STATE ATTORNEY
00:00:34LETITIA JAMES ANNOUNCED LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
00:00:38IN RESPONSE TO A RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW OFFICIALS TO DENY GREEN
00:00:42CARDS IF NON-CITIZENS HAD USED SEVERAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
00:00:45PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
00:00:49THIS IS JUST UNDER AN HOUR.
00:00:56IN 2019, WHEN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW YORK STATE, ALONG WITH A
00:01:00COALITION COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
00:01:03PREVAILED COURT TO BLOCK AN
00:01:05FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE THAT
00:01:07WAS DAMAGING TO ALL NEW YORKERS.
00:01:10>> CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS ALIKE.
00:01:13>> UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE BACK HERE
00:01:17TODAY BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AGAIN TAKEN AIM
00:01:20AT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
00:01:22WITH A NEW, EXPANSIVE AND
00:01:26UNLAWFUL PUBLIC CHARGE RULE SCHEDULED TAKE EFFECT ON
00:01:30SEPTEMBER. >> THAT CHANGES THE MEANING AND
00:01:32THE INTENT OF THE RULE IN A
00:01:34MANNER THAT IS EVEN MORE HARMFUL THAN THE 2019 RULE.
00:01:39>> THIS NEW RULE WILL IMPOSE UNLESS DISARRAY, FEAR AND
00:01:44UNCERTAINTY ON IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO ARE ALREADY
00:01:46NAVIGATING COMPLEX TO BUILD
00:01:50STABLE AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY, ACCESSING
00:01:55PROGRAMS HELP PEOPLE MEET BASIC
00:01:57NEEDS HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION
00:01:59ASSISTANCE, HOUSING SUPPORT
00:02:01SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS BEING A PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:02:05THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS RULE
00:02:08WOULD EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE
00:02:12PEOPLE DIRECTLY SUBJECT TO IT.
00:02:14>> WHEN FAMILIES ARE AFRAID TO
00:02:16SEEK MEDICAL CARE OBTAINED
00:02:18ASSISTANCE OR ACCESS ESSENTIAL
00:02:22SERVICES, THE EFFECTS ARE FELT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:02:26>> CHILDREN MAY GO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.
00:02:30FAMILIES MAY DELAY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE AND TRUSTED
00:02:32INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING HOSPITALS AND SOCIAL SERVICES
00:02:37PROVIDERS, CAN LOSE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES
00:02:40THEY SERVE. NEW YORK CITY UNDERSTANDS.
00:02:44THE IMPORTANCE OF WELCOMING IMMIGRANTS AND ENSURING THAT
00:02:46EVERY RESIDENT ACCESS THE
00:02:48SERVICES NECESSARY TO LIVE
00:02:51SAFELY AND WITH DIGNITY.
00:02:53OUR CITY IS STRONGER WHEN
00:02:55FAMILIES ARE HEALTHY CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED AND PEOPLE ARE
00:02:59ABLE TO WORK, CONTRIBUTE AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR
00:03:04COMMUNITIES. A RULE THAT DISCOURAGES FROM
00:03:06SEEKING ESSENTIAL SERVICES DOES NOT MAKE FAMILIES MORE
00:03:10SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND IT CAN MAKE THEM LESS SECURE, HEALTHY AND
00:03:15ULTIMATELY VULNERABLE. WE SHOULD NOT FORCE FAMILIES TO
00:03:18CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR BASIC NEEDS. TODAY AND PROTECTING THEIR
00:03:23ABILITY TO REMAIN TOGETHER AND
00:03:24BUILD A FUTURE HERE IN OUR CITY.
00:03:27FOR THESE REASONS, OUR LAWSUIT
00:03:29THAT HAS JUST FILED SEEKS TO
00:03:33PERMANENTLY ENJOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
00:03:36FROM IMPLEMENTING THIS DANGEROUS RULE.
00:03:39GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO
00:03:41INTRODUCE THE PERSON WHO'S MADE
00:03:43IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BRING THIS CASE.
00:03:46ARIZONA RON MAMDANI.
00:03:53>> GOOD MORNING. MORNING.
00:03:57RAINY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY HERE AT CITY
00:04:01HALL. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CITY'S
00:04:04CORPORATION COUNSEL, STEVE BANKS, AND THE COUNTLESS OTHERS
00:04:07IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TIRELESS WORK ON BEHALF OF
00:04:11IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS. I WANT COMMEND STATE ATTORNEY
00:04:13GENERAL LETITIA FOR HER ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR IMMIGRANT
00:04:18COMMUNITIES WITH THE FULL FORCE OF NEW YORK'S LEGAL POWER.
00:04:22>> AND I WANT TO THANK THE NEW YORKERS AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
00:04:25THAT ARE STANDING ALONGSIDE ME,
00:04:27ALL OF WHOM PROUDLY CALL OUR CITY HOME.
00:04:31HAVE AMONG THEM NEW YORK. IMMIGRATION COALITION PRESIDENT
00:04:34MOURAD AWADA. WE HAVE MAKE THE ROAD HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR ARLENE CRUZ.
00:04:38WE HAVE LEADERS WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT, WHETHER OUR DEPUTY
00:04:42MAYOR FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HELEN MARTHA ALGA, DEPUTY MAYOR FOR ECONOMIC
00:04:45JUSTICE. JULIE SU, CHIEF COUNSEL.
00:04:48RAMZI KASSEM, OUR COMMISSIONER, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS.
00:04:52FAISAL LI HRA ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT, FRENCH HEALTH DEPARTMENT
00:04:56COMMISSIONER. DR. ALISTER MARTIN, SPECIAL ADVISOR, STRATEGIC COORDINATION
00:04:59AND OPERATIONS VITO MUSTAFI. WE ALSO HAVE LEADERS AT BOTH THE
00:05:03CITY LEVEL, THE BOROUGH LEVEL AND THE DISTRICT.
00:05:07WHETHER OUR PUBLIC ADVOCATE, GERMANY WILLIAMS OR MANHATTAN
00:05:09BOROUGH PRESIDENT BRAD HOYLMAN SIEGEL, AS WELL AS.
00:05:12SO MANY FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES REPRESENTING THIS CITY IN THE
00:05:15COUNCIL, IN THE ASSEMBLY, IN THE STATE SENATE, WE ARE ALL
00:05:19GATHERED HERE TODAY OUT OF A BELIEF THAT NEW YORK CITY IS THE
00:05:24GREATEST ITY IN THE WORLD IN NO SMALL PART BECAUSE OF THE
00:05:26IMMIGRANTS WHO HELPED BUILD IT. IMMIGRANTS LEAD FOUNDATIONS OF
00:05:30OUR BRIDGES AND ERECTED TOWERS THAT STRETCH INTO THE SKY.
00:05:34IMMIGRANTS WROTE THE POEMS THAT, STIRRED OUR HEARTS, AND SANG THE
00:05:37SONGS THAT MAKE US DANCE. IMMIGRANTS FOUGHT FOR THE EIGHT
00:05:41HOUR WORKDAY FOR FAIR PAY AND WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS THAT
00:05:44DELIVER DIGNITY INTO THE LIVES OF SO MANY IMMIGRANTS FROM EVERY
00:05:48COUNTRY, FROM EVERY CONTINENT WHO SPEAK LANGUAGE AND WORSHIP
00:05:51IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY.
00:05:53DRIVE OUR BUSSES AND OUR TRAINS. TEACH OUR CHILDREN HOW TO READ
00:05:57AND TEND TO US WHEN WE ARE SICK. IMMIGRANTS ARE NEW YORKERS, AND
00:06:01YET WE KNOW THAT ALL TOO OFTEN THEY ARE NOT TREATED AS SUCH.
00:06:04THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS WAGED
00:06:07CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE AND TERROR.
00:06:09UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN BEEN FORCED TO NAVIGATE OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM ALONE.
00:06:13ICE HAS BROKEN INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOMES, WORKSITES AND,
00:06:17SCHOOLS, AND IT HAS TARGETED THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO OUR
00:06:20COUNTRY IN SEARCH OF REFUGE AND IN SEARCH OF OPPORTUNITY.
00:06:23THESE ACTIONS, AN ASSAULT ON OUR CIVIC FABRIC, ON OUR SHARED
00:06:29VALUES. AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH DESTRUCTION THEY HAVE ALREADY
00:06:31CAUSED, IT CONTINUES.
00:06:33JUST LAST MONTH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINALIZED A SET OF
00:06:37AND UNLAWFUL CHANGES TO OUR COUNTRY'S PUBLIC CHARGE RULE, A
00:06:41RULE THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO BE DENIED IMMIGRATION
00:06:45STATUS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEIR NEED FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS.
00:06:49SET GO INTO EFFECT THIS COMING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH.
00:06:53THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE EXPANDS THE LIST PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT
00:06:55MIGHT COUNT AGAINST CARD OR VISA APPLICANTS.
00:06:59IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN OR AN INDIVIDUAL, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
00:07:02LIKE ASYLUM. THESE CHANGES WILL NOT AFFECT.
00:07:06THE NEW FEDERAL PUBLIC CHARGE
00:07:08NOT ONLY SWEEPS ASIDE MORE THAN
00:07:10A CENTURY OF ESTABLISHED LAW.
00:07:12IT IS INTENTIONALLY VAGUE AS A MEANS OF CREATING UNCERTAINTY
00:07:16AND FEAR TO ISOLATE NEW YORKERS, TO FORCE THEM TO MAKE AN
00:07:20IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE, MEETING THEIR
00:07:22OWN BASIC NEEDS AND CONTINUING TO LIVE IN THE CITY THAT THEY
00:07:27LOVE. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS IS AN
00:07:29UNDISGUISED EFFORT TO STRIP NEW YORKERS OF THE SERVICES THEY
00:07:33RELY ON THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THEY
00:07:35ARE ENTITLED TO FAMILIES, INCLUDING THOSE WITH CHILDREN
00:07:39WHO ARE U.S. CITIZENS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO FORGO ESSENTIAL
00:07:44SERVICES LIKE SNAP, MEDICAID AND AFFORDABLE OUT OF THE FEAR THAT
00:07:46IF THEY USE THESE PROGRAMS, IMMIGRATION OFFICERS USE IT AS
00:07:50JUSTIFICATION TO DENY THEM A FUTURE IN OUR COUNTRY.
00:07:54THE TOLL OF THIS NEW RULE CANNOT OVERSTATED.
00:07:57IT IS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4
00:08:00MILLION PEOPLE FROM ACROSS COUNTRY COULD UNENROLLED FROM
00:08:03THEIR HEALTH CARE ALONE, INCLUDING 1.8 MILLION CHILDREN.
00:08:07NONE OF THIS IS ABSTRACT.
00:08:09PEOPLE COULD DIE AS A RESULT OF
00:08:11THESE CHANGES. THE RATE OF PREMATURE MORTALITY
00:08:14IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NEW
00:08:16YORK CITY COULD INCREASE UP TO
00:08:1910.6% WITHIN JUST THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
00:08:21THE DATA IS CLEAR DENYING PEOPLE
00:08:25SERVICES DOES NOT ERASE THEIR NEED.
00:08:27IT COMPOUNDS IT, GENERATING A GREATER COST TO OUR SYSTEM.
00:08:30THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE BACKS OF WORKING PEOPLE FOR YEARS TO
00:08:34COME. NOTHING ABOUT THIS RULE WILL
00:08:36REDUCE WASTE OR KEEP AMERICANS
00:08:39OR IMPROVE NEW YORKERS LIVES. IT IS SIMPLY A VEHICLE FOR
00:08:43CONFUSION AND A VEHICLE FOR CRUELTY. HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
00:08:47HOWEVER, CRUELTY IS NOT HOW WE SEEK TO GOVERN.
00:08:50IMMIGRANTS, NEW YORKERS. AND LIKE I SAID ONCE BEFORE, TO
00:08:53GET TO ANY OF US WILL HAVE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF US.
00:08:57THAT IS WHY TODAY WE ARE CONFRONTING THIS INJUSTICE WITH
00:09:00THE SOLIDARITY AND ACTION THAT IT DEMANDS. NEW YORK CITY IS LEADING A
00:09:04COALITION OF CITIES COUNTIES INCLUDING CHICAGO, SAN
00:09:08FRANCISCO, SEATTLE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND KING COUNTY SUE THE
00:09:11FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE GROSS ILLEGALITY OF THEIR NEW PUBLIC
00:09:14CHARGE RULE AND THE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE THAT IT WILL.
00:09:18WE ARE FILING OUR LAWSUIT
00:09:20ALONGSIDE A SEPARATE CHALLENGE LED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES.
00:09:24I'M GRATEFUL FOR HER PARTNERSHIP, THIS FIGHT, AND FOR
00:09:26EVERYTHING SHE HAS TO STAND
00:09:29STEADFAST ALONGSIDE NEW YORKERS.
00:09:32NOW, BEFORE I CLOSE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE MOMENT TO SPEAK
00:09:36DIRECTLY TO THOSE ACROSS OUR CITY WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE
00:09:40NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE. NOTHING ABOUT YOUR OR A FAMILY
00:09:44MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY TO ACCESS, BENEFITS AND SERVICES HAS
00:09:48CHANGED. IF YOU RELY ON SNAP MEDICAID OR
00:09:52PROGRAMS, WIK AND TENNIS DO NOT
00:09:54DECENT ROLL.
00:10:09WITHOUT FIRST SEEKING ADVICE FROM TRUSTED LEGAL PROVIDER. AND IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW PUBLIC CHARGE MAY AFFECT YOU, YOUR FAMILIES. CITY HALL IS HERE TO HELP TO
00:10:13CONNECT WITH A TRUSTED, SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER FOR FREE. YOU CAN CALL THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS LEGAL HELP
00:10:17HOTLINE AT ONE 800 3540365.
00:10:19AND TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU NEED, WE ARE
00:10:22PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS, THE FIVE BOROUGHS, TO HOST
00:10:26COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS AND
00:10:29CLINICS, AND WE ARE TRAINING CITY OUTREACH TEAMS ON PUBLIC
00:10:32CHARGE SO THEY CAN SUPPORT YOU THROUGHOUT THIS CHALLENGING TIME.
00:10:36GOVERNMENT EXISTS, SERVE THE
00:10:39PEOPLE IN THE WEALTHIEST CITY IN THE WEALTHIEST COUNTRY, THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
00:10:43WE WILL WAVER ON THE COMMITMENT WE HOLD. THOSE WE SERVE.
00:10:47THE COMMITMENT WE HOLD TO ONE ANOTHER.
00:10:49WE WILL STAND IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS EVERY STEP THE WAY.
00:10:53AND IN DOING SO, WE WILL ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATE THE OF A CITY
00:10:59UNITED. THANK YOU.
00:11:04THANK YOU. IT'S AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO
00:11:09CALL AND INTRODUCE TO JAMES ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF NEW
00:11:12YORK AND OLD TIME LEGAL AID
00:11:15COLLEAGUE AND.
00:11:20THIS IS WHAT COLLECTIVE ACTION LOOKS LIKE.
00:11:23>> FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
00:11:25FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. AND OF COURSE, I WANT TO THANK
00:11:28MY OLD FRIEND CORPORATION COUNSEL STEVE BANKS FOR BEING A
00:11:31STEADFAST PARTNER IN USING THE
00:11:33LAW, BOTH AS SHIELD AND AS SWARD
00:11:37TO PROTECT VULNERABLE, MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.
00:11:41AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED AS WE TAKE ACTION TO
00:11:43PROTECT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. AGAIN, HERE IN NEW YORK AND
00:11:47ACROSS COUNTRY, ALONGSIDE OUR AND HIS COALITION OF
00:11:51MUNICIPALITIES. MY OFFICE IS LEADING A COALITION OF ATTORNEYS ACROSS THIS NATION
00:11:54IN CHALLENGING TRUMP
00:11:56ADMINISTRATION'S NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE.
00:11:59I ALSO WANT TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN GOVERNMENT AND ALL
00:12:02OF MY FRIENDS WHO WERE HERE, BOTH ON THE STATE LEVEL AND ON
00:12:05THE CITY LEVEL. THE LAST TIME THE FEDERAL
00:12:07GOVERNMENT TRIED IN 2019, NEW
00:12:11CITY JOINED MY OFFICE'S LAWSUIT
00:12:13THAT SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKED THE LAW.
00:12:17AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME. MY OFFICE ASKED THAT LOCAL
00:12:21LEADERS ORGANIZE A MUNICIPAL COALITION OF CITIES IN A
00:12:25PARALLEL SUIT BECAUSE THE HARMS
00:12:27THREATENED BY THIS RULE CHANGE REQUIRE AN ALL OF GOVERNMENT
00:12:31RESPONSE. THE ADMINISTRATION'S NEW RULE IS
00:12:33MUCH BROADER THAN ANY PUBLIC CHARGE RULE IN HISTORY, AND IT
00:12:37WILL PROVIDE SO MUCH DISCRETION
00:12:40TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS THAT THE
00:12:42RULES ARE SO OPAQUE AND DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND AND
00:12:46UNDERSTAND. THE HARM IS THAT MUCH GREATER.
00:12:48THE RULE WOULD ALLOW OFFICERS TO
00:12:50CONSIDER USE OF CRITICAL LIKE MEDICAID AND SNAP, EVEN
00:12:54PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS AS PART OF AN
00:12:59APPLICANT'S CIRCUMSTANCE. AND THAT MEANS IMMIGRANT NEW
00:13:02YORKERS BE FORCED TO ASK
00:13:04THEMSELVES IMPOSSIBLE QUESTIONS AS WELL.
00:13:07GETTING HEALTH INSURANCE HURT MY CHANCES OF GETTING A GREEN CARD.
00:13:11WELL, ACCEPTING FOOD ASSISTANCE
00:13:14WHEN I FALL ON HARD TIMES BE
00:13:16HELD AGAINST ME WHEN MY CHILDREN
00:13:18WITH MY CHILDREN BE ABLE TO EAT AT THIS LUNCH TIME AT LUNCHTIME
00:13:22IN THE CAFETERIA IN A MIXED
00:13:26STATUS FAMILY, WILL MY CHILD WHO
00:13:28IS A CITIZEN, WHO ASTHMA, WHO
00:13:32HAS CHIP. WILL THAT BE USED AGAINST THEIR PARENTS?
00:13:36WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS SEEKING TO
00:13:38GET PERMANENT STATUS? NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO GRAPPLE
00:13:42WITH THESE QUESTIONS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS RULE WILL
00:13:46EXTEND FAR BEYOND INDIVIDUAL
00:13:48IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS WHEN
00:13:50FAMILIES LOSE HEALTH COVERAGE MAY DELAY.
00:13:53THEY MAY DELAY CARE UNTIL THEY ARE FORCED TO SEEK MORE
00:13:56EXPENSIVE CARE AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
00:14:00WHEN FAMILIES STOP RECEIVING FOOD ASSISTANCE. GROCERY STORES AND OTHER SMALL
00:14:04BUSINESSES LOSE CUSTOMERS.
00:14:06THE DOWNS STREAM EFFECTS WILL
00:14:09HURT OUR ECONOMY WILL HURT
00:14:12BUSINESSES WILL HURT. GOVERNMENT WILL HURT.
00:14:15OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS NOT ONLY IN THE STATE, BUT NOT
00:14:18ONLY THE CITY, BUT ACROSS THE STATE.
00:14:20AND WHEN ENROLLMENT IN PROGRAMS
00:14:23MEDICAID AND SNAP DECLINES,
00:14:25SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
00:14:27LOSING AUTOMATIC CERTIFICATION FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL
00:14:33PROGRAMS. THIS COULD CUT OFF MEALS FOR ALL
00:14:35ELIGIBLE STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S INCOME OR
00:14:39IMMIGRATION STATUS. THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS EXCEEDED
00:14:43ITS AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION.
00:14:46THIS IS NOT WHAT CONGRESS INTENDED.
00:14:48THIS IS AN INTERPRETED OPTION BY
00:14:51AN AGENCY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY.
00:14:54IT VIOLATES THE ADMINISTRATIVE ACT AND.
00:14:58AGAIN, IT'S A TERM THAT THE MAYOR LOVES TO USE. IT IS.
00:15:01IT IS CAPRICIOUS CAPRICIOUS
00:15:08WHEN. THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DRAMATICALLY EXPAND THE PUBLIC CHARGE RULE.
00:15:11NEW YORK CHALLENGED IT IN COURT.
00:15:13WE WON AND WE INTEND TO WIN
00:15:17AGAIN. TODAY, WE ARE GOING BACK TO
00:15:20COURT BECAUSE. IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS SHOULD NOT
00:15:22HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE, GETTING THE
00:15:26HEALTH CARE NEED AND PERSUADE
00:15:30AND, PURSUING A FUTURE IN THIS
00:15:32COUNTRY AND MIXED STATUS.
00:15:36FAMILIES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE TORN APART AND MAKE DIFFICULT
00:15:40DECISIONS. I'M PROUD TO STAND WITH MAYOR
00:15:43MADANI AND PARTNERS, NOT ONLY IN
00:15:45NEW YORK, BUT IN NEW YORK CITY
00:15:47AND ACROSS THE NATION, AS WE DO
00:15:51THE WORK. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
00:15:56SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
00:15:58MY OFFICE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS.
00:16:02THE CHIEF OF THE FEDERAL INITIATIVES TEAM, RABIA
00:16:06MUJAHEDEEN SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR
00:16:08IMMIGRANT SERVICES JUSTICE ZO
00:16:12LEVINE.
00:16:14SPECIAL NATASHA CORRIGAN CARR.
00:16:18AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
00:16:20BEN LIEBOWITZ. AND, OF COURSE, MEGAN FOX, WHO
00:16:26HEADS THE OFFICE AS WELL. WE WILL USE EVERY LEGAL TOOL
00:16:30AVAILABLE TO US TO CHALLENGE THIS, RULE AND PROTECT NEW
00:16:34YORKERS FROM UNLAWFUL FEDERAL ACTION AND STAND UP FOR
00:16:38IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE OUR
00:16:40NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS, OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND MOST
00:16:44IMPORTANTLY, NEW YORKERS.
00:16:52>> THANK YOU, ATTORNEY GENERAL,
00:16:55TO CALL UP THE LEADER OF THE NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION,
00:16:58MURAD ODAH.
00:17:04>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE MORNING.
00:17:07>> MY NAME IS MIRANDA. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NEW IMMIGRATION COALITION.
00:17:12I WANT TO FIRST START BY THANKING OUR MAYOR.
00:17:15MAYOR, ZORAN MAMDANI, AS WELL AS OUR NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY
00:17:18GENERAL, LETITIA JAMES, FOR
00:17:20TAKING ACTION TO PUT A STOP THE
00:17:23CRUEL AND INHUMANE RULE CHANGE
00:17:25THAT WILL RESULT IN THOUSANDS OF
00:17:27IMMIGRANT FAMILIES HAVING TO
00:17:29CHOOSE BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR
00:17:32FAMILIES OR SEEKING IMMIGRATION STATUS CHANGE.
00:17:38IMAGINE HAVING TO CHOOSE TO FEED
00:17:38YOUR CHILDREN OR BEING ABLE TO
00:17:42ADJUST YOUR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
00:17:45NO NEW SHOULD EVER HAVE TO WORRY
00:17:48THAT ACCESSING ESSENTIAL HEALTH
00:17:51CARE, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE OR
00:17:53OTHER LIFE SAVING PROGRAMS COULD PUT THEM ON A PATH TO DETENTION
00:17:59AND, DEPORTATION FOR GENERATIONS, NEW YORKERS HAVE
00:18:02RELIED ON PROGRAMS THAT HELP FAMILIES STAY HEALTHY, KEEP FOOD
00:18:06ON THE TABLE AND BUILD STRONGER
00:18:08COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND
00:18:10OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. AN INVESTMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
00:18:14OUR WORKFORCE AND THE SHARED FUTURE.
00:18:16ALL OF NEW YORK IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS ARE PART OF THAT FABRIC.
00:18:20THEY WORK, THEY PAY, RAISE
00:18:24FAMILIES CARE FOR OUR LOVED ONES AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR
00:18:28COMMUNITIES, THE STATE. INSTEAD, THIS PUBLIC CHARGE RULE
00:18:33CHANGE DUE TO TAKE EFFECT THIS FRIDAY. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS
00:18:35CREATING A SYSTEM WHERE FAMILIES ARE ARE FREE TO ACCESS THE VERY
00:18:40RESOURCES THAT HELP THEM REMAIN STABLE AND SELF-SUFFICIENT.
00:18:43RATHER THAN SUPPORTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNNELING
00:18:47BILLION TENS OF DOLLARS INTO MASSIVE DEPORTATION THAT IS
00:18:50SEPARATING FAMILIES AND CREATING FEAR IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN NEW
00:18:54YORK. WE CANNOT ALLOW FEAR TO BECOME THE PRICE OF SEEKING BASIC
00:18:58NECESSITIES THAT ARE LIFE SAVING FOR MANY OF NEIGHBORS.
00:19:02THIS IS WHY WE ARE GRATEFUL TO
00:19:04OUR MAYOR, TO OUR NEW YORK STATE
00:19:08ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR STANDING WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT NEW
00:19:11YORKERS FROM THE HARMFUL FEDERAL
00:19:14POLICIES WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
00:19:17AT A MOMENT WHEN FAMILIES ARE
00:19:19BEING FORCED NAVIGATE AN ALREADY
00:19:23INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND
00:19:25FRIGHTENING IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT CONTINUES TO FUNNEL OUR
00:19:29NEIGHBORS INTO THE DEPORTATION. OUR CITY AND STATE ARE MAKING IT
00:19:33THAT NEW YORKERS SHOULD NOT HAVE
00:19:35TO FACE THESE THREATS ALONE. WE THANK OUR CITY AND STATE
00:19:39LEADERS FOR USING THEIR LEGAL AVENUES TO DEFEND NEW YORKERS.
00:19:43WE CONTINUE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
00:19:46IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ENSURE
00:19:48THAT EVERY NEW YORKER CAN ACCESS SERVICES THAT THEY NEED WITHOUT FEAR.
00:19:52EVERY FAMILY DESERVES TO LIVE
00:19:54WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
00:19:56HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE SAFELY, CARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES,
00:20:01BUILD A STABLE FUTURE THAT IS
00:20:04THE NEW YORK. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR.
00:20:07THANK YOU.
00:20:12AND NEXT IS MAKE THE ROAD NEW
00:20:15YORK HEALTH PROGRAM DIRECTOR
00:20:17ARLENE CRUZ.
00:20:24SAYS WOULD BE WHERE.
00:20:35>> GOOD MORNING. ONE OF THE AS.
00:20:38MY NAME IS ARLENE CRUZ ASKED I'M THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH PROGRAMS
00:20:42THAT THE ROAD NEW YORK. >> I'M HERE TODAY WE NEED TO BE
00:20:44CLEAR ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES THE
00:20:48NEW PUBLIC CHARGE RULE WILL HAVE ON THE HEALTH ECONOMIC STABILITY
00:20:52AND WELL-BEING OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES
00:20:55HERE IN NEW YORK AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
00:20:57>> WELL, THE NEW RULE MAY DIRECTLY APPLIED TO ONLY CERTAIN
00:21:00APPLICANTS OF A GREEN CARD.
00:21:03>> ITS EFFECTS EXTEND FAR BEYOND INDIVIDUALS.
00:21:05WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT
00:21:09POLICY LIKE THIS GENERATE WIDESPREAD FEAR, CONFUSION,
00:21:13PARTICULARLY AMONG MIXED STATUS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES.
00:21:16AS A RESULT, MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT
00:21:18SUBJECT TO PUBLIC CHARGE. THOSE FULLY ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC
00:21:22BENEFITS MAY AVOID DELAY OR
00:21:26WITHDRAW FROM CRITICAL PROGRAMS OUT OF FEAR THAT DOING SO COULD
00:21:31JEOPARDIZE OR A FAMILY MEMBER
00:21:33AND THE POTENTIAL TO ADJUST THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE FUTURE.
00:21:37THE CONSEQUENCES ARE PROFOUND.
00:21:40AND WE ARE ALREADY WITNESSING THE CHILLING EFFECTS THAT THE
00:21:44NEW RULE IS INTENDED TO CREATE.
00:21:46THE FEDERAL ITSELF ESTIMATED
00:21:48THAT REDUCED IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS
00:21:52COULD DECREASE GOVERNMENT
00:21:54SPENDING BY UP TO $13 BILLION
00:21:57ANNUALLY, LARGELY TO LOWER
00:22:00ENROLLMENT AMONG U.S. CITIZENS
00:22:02AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS,
00:22:06ESPECIALLY ELITE CHILDREN.
00:22:13IN HIGH.
00:22:24>> SOME.
00:22:33SMALL.
00:22:40AND INSECURE.
00:23:06>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO'S
00:23:06HELPING HER TODAY.
00:23:10>> I AM. >> SO THE STAKES COULD NOT BE.
00:23:15WE RISK SEEING FAMILIES POSTPONE
00:23:17MEDICAL UNTIL CONDITIONS BECOME
00:23:20EMERGENCIES MORE. CHILDREN ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
00:23:24HUNGRY. MORE FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HOUSING
00:23:26INSTABILITY AND MORE FAMILIES
00:23:28FACE AVOIDABLE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. AT A TIME WHEN MANY NEW YORKERS
00:23:32ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE
00:23:34RISING COSTS OF LIVING, ACCESS
00:23:37TO PUBLIC BENEFITS SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS A SIGN OF DEPENDENCY.
00:23:40THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESSENTIAL
00:23:43SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE FAMILIES TO
00:23:45MEET BASIC NEEDS, SAFEGUARD THEIR HEALTH, AND ESTABLISH A
00:23:49FOUNDATION FOR LONG TERM ECONOMIC SECURITY.
00:23:52ALTHOUGH THE NEW RULE IS NOT YET IN EFFECT, WE HAVE BEEN HEARING
00:23:56THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE RULE FOR MONTHS.
00:24:00FAMILIES WHO FEAR THAT PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAMS,
00:24:03SUCH AS MEDICAID OR SNAP, COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEIR ABILITY
00:24:06TO OBTAIN OR EVEN MAINTAIN A
00:24:10LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS EITHER NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
00:24:14GREEN CARD HOLDERS HAVE ASKED
00:24:16WHETHER THEY SHOULD JUST ENROLL
00:24:18PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE.
00:24:21PARENTS WITH PENDING GREEN CARD
00:24:23APPLICATIONS HAVE QUESTIONED WHETHER IT'S SAFE TO RECEIVE
00:24:27SNAP ON BEHALF OF THEIR U.S. CITIZEN CHILD.
00:24:30THESE CONCERNS ARE NOT HYPOTHETICAL.
00:24:33WE WITNESS THE SAME FEAR AND IN
00:24:372019 AND WE ARE SEEING.
00:24:39THOSE FEARS RESURFACE TODAY AS
00:24:41FAMILIES SEEK IN OUR OFFICES DAILY.
00:24:45I SPOKE WITH THE MOTHER OF A U.S. CITIZEN CHILD WITH A
00:24:49DISABILITY WHO DEPENDS ON MEDICAID TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL
00:24:52MEDICAL CARE AND MAINTAIN A
00:24:54STABLE QUALITY OF LIFE DESPITE
00:24:56HER CHILD'S SIGNIFICANT NEEDS.
00:24:58SHE ASKED WHETHER SHE SHOULD
00:25:01TERMINATE HER CHILD'S MEDICAID COVERAGE BECAUSE SHE FEARED
00:25:05BECOMING A PUBLIC CHARGE, A
00:25:08GUARDIAN FOR A CHILD WITH SPECIAL IMMIGRANT.
00:25:13JUVENILE STATUS. A CATEGORY EXPLICITLY EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:25:17CONSIDER NATIONS SIMILARLY QUESTIONED, WHETHER THE CHILD'S
00:25:20MEDICAID COVERAGE COULD PLACE THEM AT RISK.
00:25:24INCREASINGLY, PARENTS OF, U.S.
00:25:26CITIZENS ARE ASKING WHETHER IT'S
00:25:28SAFE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS
00:25:30SUCH AS FREE MEALS NO PARENT
00:25:34SHOULD EVER BEFORE TO CONFRONT
00:25:37SUCH CHOICES.
00:25:39YET THAT IS PRECISELY THE
00:25:41DILEMMA THESE POLICIES CREATE.
00:25:43THEY FORCE FAMILIES TO CHOOSE
00:25:45BETWEEN PROTECTING THEIR FUTURE AND MEETING THEIR BASIC NEEDS.
00:25:49TODAY. NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO DECIDE
00:25:52BETWEEN FEEDING THEIR CHILDREN ACCESSING HEALTH CARE,
00:25:56MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING AND PURSUING A LAWFUL IMMIGRATION
00:26:00STATUS. WE COMMEND THE CITY, THE STATE
00:26:02FOR TAKING THE STEPS TO PROTECT
00:26:04NEW YORKERS FROM HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THESE POLICIES.
00:26:08AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY
00:26:10EFFORT POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT
00:26:12DO NOT ALLOW FEAR TO A BARRIER
00:26:15TO HEALTH, NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
00:26:18WE MUST REJECT POLICIES THAT UNDERMINE THE WELL-BEING OF
00:26:23IMMIGRANT AND INSTEAD UPHOLD
00:26:25SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW ALL ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL
00:26:29SERVICES WITHOUT FEAR AND,
00:26:32PUNISHMENT OR STIGMA OR DISCRIMINATION.
00:26:35OUR COMMUNITIES ARE STRONGEST. FAMILIES HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY
00:26:38NEED TO. PROTECTING THAT PRINCIPLE IS NOT
00:26:42ONLY GOOD POLICY, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF.
00:26:46NEW YORK. AND I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS
00:26:49IN SPANISH. BUENOS DIAS.
00:26:53MINOW. BRAZILIAN CRUZ. ESCOBAR.
00:26:57LENOIR ROBLES. LADY GAGA. PUBLIC WEAR REPLICA SAYS.
00:27:01SO LONG AS YOU TOSS THOSE LACY PANTIES.
00:27:04THE LATTER HIT THE RESIDENCIA BATTLE SUITS EFFECT THOSE 60 AND
00:27:07THAT MUCHO MASAYA THE SUSPEND SORENESS.
00:27:11SABEMOS CAPUT. EXPERIENCIA GEOPOLITICS COME
00:27:15ALWAYS THEM IN IRAN. THEY MIGHT EAT CONFUSED YAWN
00:27:19ONLY MILLIONS IMMIGRANT THIS GOODNESS THAT DOES ME ORATORIOS
00:27:23DO AND WHERE MAY YOUR EVIL ADVICE. LOVE CONSEQUENCES ARE SOMETHING
00:27:26OF WARNED US GO REMOTE AREAS.
00:27:29THEY CAME MY SMELLIEST BROS GONE
00:27:32AT THIS YOUNG AMERICA AS THE GAY LEFT CONDITIONS AT COLUMBIA THEM
00:27:36AND HANDS YES CARLOS NINOS YET GOING TO SPOIL CONAN BRAVE GET
00:27:40MUST FAMILIAR EXPERIMENT THEN
00:27:42INSTABILITY THAT THE VIVIENNE THE DIFFICULTIES WE ENUNCIATE US
00:27:46GUESS ON EVERY FABULOUS LATIN
00:27:48WAY BY REGULAR OWN VOICE TIME BE
00:27:50GOD BEARER AMOS'S BALLAD AS HE
00:27:54WON'T RESPECT THE VETERANS THE
00:27:58BLACK MOTHER THEY ALL MEAN TO I KNOW GO AND MANY GAY YONA
00:28:02DISCAPACIDAD BUT I SAY THEIR ATTENTION AMERICA ESSENTIAL E MONTH AND THEY DON'T
00:28:07NARCOCORRIDO THEY REALIZE BABBLING BESIDE IMPORTANT
00:28:09BUSINESS Z THAT IS.
00:28:13MÉDICAS THIS WE BREAK ON TO SEE THEIR AREA CAN SAY LIVES LOOK
00:28:15AHEAD TO AMERICA.
00:28:18UP OR THEY'RE MORE DEADBEATS. IT WILL NOT GARRIGA PUBLICA NINGUNA FAMILIA VIENNA.
00:28:22YOU NEED AN ELEMENT THAT
00:28:24ASSOCIATES, ETC. THAT MENTION AMERICA.
00:28:28MONTENEGRO EITHER ESTABLISHED OR
00:28:31THE UNITS THAT THE MIGRATORIA
00:28:33LEGAL FALLACY THOMAS SUR LA
00:28:35CIUDAD IL ESTILO POTOMAC IS THE
00:28:38MERIDA BUT I THE HEAD I KNOW GEORGINA'S EITHER, BUT I MUST
00:28:42SAY YOU TO SEE IN THE DOLLAR POLICY YOU LIVE, BUT I GUARANTEE SON KILL KNOWS THAT CAN BE
00:28:47ADVISED NEVER HERRERA. BUT ALAS SALUD, LAD NUTRITION
00:28:51ELABORATE ME THAT IS ECONOMIC US AND WESTERN ACRIMONY THE OTHERS
00:28:54EN MASSE FOR THIS ONE THE LESS
00:28:55FAMILIAR SQUINT THEN WHO WILL
00:28:58SUPPORT YOU CAN ASSOCIATE THEN
00:29:00THE PROCESS SAD, BUT THEY HARMLESS IS THEIR PRINCIPLE IN
00:29:03ON BOY NOT POLITICA E ESSENCE IN
00:29:07SEATTLE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ABOUT CARACAS.
00:29:11IT'S.
00:29:15>> THANK YOU EVERYONE SOME TIME
00:29:17FOR ON TOPIC QUESTIONS. >> I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS HERE SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR
00:29:21HAND AND WAIT FOR THE MICROPHONE. >> I KNOW WE'VE GOT MARIA FROM HERE.
00:29:25>> WE'RE TO START WITH YOU. HI, HOW ARE YOU ARE YOU SANTANA
00:29:29FROM CNN, MA'AM? >> DONNY, YOU HAVE SAID THAT ALL
00:29:32NEW YORKERS WILL BEAR THE COST OF THIS RULE. CAN YOU QUANTIFY THAT?
00:29:36HOW MUCH DOES THE CITY EXPECT TO
00:29:38SPEND ON EMERGENCY SERVICES IF
00:29:41IMMIGRANT FAMILIES STOP USING THEM? >> AND THEN MY SECOND QUESTION
00:29:44IS WHAT PROTECTIONS, IMMEDIATE PROTECTIONS CAN THE CITY OFFER,
00:29:48THESE FAMILIES, INCLUDING PROTECTION OF THEIR PERSONAL
00:29:51DATA, IMMIGRATION STATUS AND INFORMATION, IF A JUDGE DOES NOT
00:29:55BLOCK RULE FROM GOING INTO EFFECT? >> SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST
00:29:57WANT TO SAY VERY CLEARLY THAT
00:30:01OUR INTENT HERE IS NOT TO WIN
00:30:05TEMPORARY INJUNCTION. IT IS TO STOP THE IMPLEMENTATION
00:30:07OF THIS RULE AND THE REASON FOR
00:30:12THAT IS WE KNOW THAT THIS IS
00:30:17SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE DEVASTATING.
00:30:21FOR IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS, FAR
00:30:23BEYOND JUST THOSE WHO IT TECHNICALLY APPLIES TO AND LOT
00:30:27OF THE REASON FOR THAT DISTINCTION IS THAT WE HAVE SEEN
00:30:29A CLIMATE OF FEAR FOR IMMIGRANTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS.
00:30:33I HAVE A CLEAR OF GOING IN TO A
00:30:37DOMINICAN IN HARLEM AND SPEAK
00:30:40ING TO THE BARBERS ABOUT ICE RATES.
00:30:44AND ONE OF THEM TURNED TO ME AND
00:30:44SAID WE ALL HAVE STATUS AND FEW
00:30:48OF US ARE SHOWING UP TO WORK BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE WHO HAS
00:30:50STATUS ANYMORE WHEN THEY'RE PICKING PEOPLE UP. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
00:30:56SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW CATEGORICALLY DOES NOT APPLY TO
00:30:59CERTAIN SETS OF NEW YORKERS AND YET WE'RE ALREADY SEEING EVIDENCE, THOSE KINDS OF NEW
00:31:03YORKERS, UNROLLING FROM LIFE
00:31:05SAVING BENEFITS. SO AT THIS TIME, I CANNOT GIVE
00:31:09YOU AN EXACT COST TO THE CITY BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO DO
00:31:13EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT WE NOT ONLY STOP THIS RULE, BUT
00:31:17ALSO THAT WE COMMUNICATE TO NEW YORKERS THAT ARE NOT TECHNICALLY
00:31:20AFFECTED BY THIS RULE, TO NOT TAKE DECISIONS THAT THEY OTHERWISE UNDO.
00:31:24ONCE THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. THAT IS WHY ONE OF OUR POINTS OF
00:31:28ADVICE FROM OUR LEGAL ACTION
00:31:30HERE IS FOR ANY IMMIGRANT NEW
00:31:32YORKER WITH CONCERN TO CALL OUR
00:31:34MAYOR'S OFFICE AFRICAN AFFAIRS HOTLINE.
00:31:36AGAIN, THAT NUMBER IS ONE 800
00:31:413540365. AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERY IMMIGRANT
00:31:44NEW YORKER WITH CONCERNS TO GO TO A TRUSTED LEGAL PROVIDER
00:31:48BEFORE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. YOU'VE HEARD IT NOT ONLY FROM
00:31:51THOSE OF US GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF GOVERNMENT, OF THE KINDS OF CONCERNS THEY'RE
00:31:56HEARING. THESE ARE ACTIONS THAT WILL HAVE
00:31:58DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR NEW YORKERS ACROSS OUR CITY.
00:32:02THANK YOU.
00:32:04>> OTHER ON TOPIC QUESTIONS OVER
00:32:07HERE, HENRY FROM NO. >> HI, MAYOR. >> HOW YOU DOING, SIR?
00:32:11>> HOW'S IT GOING? >> THE CITY AND STATE WERE ALREADY ALREADY GOING TO HAVE TO
00:32:15GRAPPLE NEXT YEAR WITH CHANGES TO VARIOUS BENEFITS IMPACTING
00:32:17CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZEN BECAUSE
00:32:20OF THE BIG REPUBLICAN BILL SNAP AND MEDICAID AND THE LIKE.
00:32:23>> SO IF YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH
00:32:24THAT AND ARE YOU JUST GENERALLY
00:32:28WORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CITIZENS IN NEW YORK,
00:32:30BOTH IMMIGRANT AND NONSMOKER WITH THESE CHANGING FEDERAL
00:32:34POLICIES? >> YES, I AM INCREDIBLY WORRIED
00:32:37ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT BOTH EXISTING LAW WILL ONCE
00:32:41IMPLEMENTED AS WELL AS THIS RULE
00:32:43CHANGE AND AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE
00:32:46FACING THE REALITY OF BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY IN THE
00:32:49UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO SEE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PURSUE
00:32:53RULE CHANGES AND LEGISLATION
00:32:56THAT WILL MAKE HUNGRY NEW
00:32:58YORKERS HUNGRIER THAT WILL MAKE
00:33:01FOR YORKERS POORER. IT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO
00:33:06EVERYTHING WE SHOULD BE DOING IN THIS MOMENT, WHICH IS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR WORKING CLASS NEW
00:33:10YORKERS TO AFFORD THEIR LIFE HERE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MELISSA
00:33:13FROM NBC AND PASSING BY ME. >> THANK YOU. HI, MR. MAYOR.
00:33:17>> GOOD MORNING. HOW YOU. WHAT IS THE CITY'S BACKUP PLAN
00:33:21IN CASE YOU DON'T PREVAIL? CAN YOU TELL US JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT IF ANYTHING
00:33:25YOU'RE PLANNING IN TERMS OF HELPING PEOPLE ACCESS, FOOD AND OR MEDICAL CARE.
00:33:29AND CAN YOU GO INTO A JUST A BIT MORE DETAIL, PLEASE ABOUT YOUR
00:33:31LEGAL ARGUMENT AND DO YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT THERE'S A CHILLING
00:33:35EFFECT SPECIFIC BECAUSE OF THIS RULE?
00:33:38>> IS IT ABOUT THE CHILLING EFFECT OR ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEING
00:33:42ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS? >> SO I'M FIRST GOING TO ANSWER
00:33:44YOUR QUESTION AS TO WHAT ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING SEPARATE THE LEGAL STEPS.
00:33:48AND THEN I'M GOING TO PASS OVER TO OUR CORPORATION COUNSEL, STEVE BANKSTON, SOME ADDITIONAL
00:33:52DETAILS THERE IN TERMS OF THE STEPS THAT WE ARE TAKING.
00:33:56WE ARE USING THIS RULE IS SET TO TAKE EFFECT FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.
00:34:00WE ARE SPENDING EACH AND EVERY DAY RIGHT, LOOKING TO
00:34:02COMMUNICATE WITH AS MANY IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WHAT THIS RULE
00:34:08DOES AND WHAT IT DOES NOT DO.
00:34:10WE ARE EQUIPPING A LOT OF CITY
00:34:12WORKERS WITH THE INFORMATION OF THIS SO THEY CAN ALSO
00:34:16COMMUNICATE THIS AND. WE'VE SET UP THIS HOTLINE TO
00:34:19ENSURE THAT NEW YORKERS HAVE A PLACE THEY CAN CALL SO THAT THEY
00:34:22KNOW WHO THEY CAN ASK FOR THIS
00:34:24KIND OF ADVICE. BEFORE I PASSED OVER A CORPORATION COUNCIL.
00:34:28I DO JUST WANT TO BRING UP OUR PUBLIC ADVOCATE GERMANY WILLIAMS
00:34:30BECAUSE WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THE
00:34:32FACT OF CONCERN IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERS.
00:34:35HE HAS BEEN A LEADER THIS ISSUE AND IS ALSO CORRECTLY DESCRIBED
00:34:38HIMSELF AS THE HIGHEST RANKING CARIBBEAN OFFICIAL HERE IN OUR CITY.
00:34:41AND WE THAT THESE KINDS OF
00:34:44ATTACKS, WE HAVE SEEN THEM EVERY
00:34:46SINGLE WEEK AND WE'VE RECENTLY THEM AGAINST OUR HAITIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
00:34:50WE'RE SEEING THEM CONTINUE WITH A BROADER POPULATION. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, PUBLIC
00:34:54ADVOCATE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING,
00:34:55YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS WEEK'S.
00:34:59>> OH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND
00:35:01THANK YOU TO THE AG.
00:35:03AS A SON OF IMMIGRANTS, YOU
00:35:05KNOW, THIS HITS HOME AS THE HIGHEST RANKING CRIMINAL ELECTED
00:35:09OFFICIAL AND BLACK ELECTED OFFICIAL. THIS IS HIS HOME. OFTENTIMES, THE BLACK COMMUNITY
00:35:13EXPERIENCE IS LEFT OUT. BUT HAVING ALSO REPRESENTED THE
00:35:17COMMUNITIES PARTICULARLY HIGH POPULATIONS OF AND HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS AND HAITIAN
00:35:22DESCENDANTS. THIS I NEED THE MEDIA TO REALLY
00:35:24UNDERSTAND THE CHILLING EFFECT THAT THIS HAS AND REALLY HOME
00:35:28THE FACT THAT EVEN PEOPLE THIS MAN EFFECT ARE REALLY FEELING
00:35:32IT. AND SO WITH.
00:35:37COMBINATION OF THE RAIDS THAT ARE HAPPENING THE COMBINATION OF THE GETTING RID OF TPS AND NOW
00:35:40PEOPLE TRYING TO WADE THROUGH LEGAL ARGUMENTS, THEY MAY NOT
00:35:44UNDERSTAND PARTS OF OUR DISTRICTS, GHOST TOWNS ALREADY
00:35:47AS PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THEIR BUSINESSES.
00:35:51AND NOW TO TO MAKE THE DECISIONS OF WHETHER THEY FEED THEIR
00:35:54CHILDREN OR NOT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS CRUELTY.
00:36:00THAT'S CRUELTY AND FEAR. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ALL OF
00:36:04THESE DECISIONS THAT ARE COMING
00:36:05FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE,
00:36:10PARTICULARLY TO NONWHITE IMMIGRANTS. I TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT, AND I
00:36:13SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID THE ONLY PEOPLE
00:36:17WHO NEED ASSISTANCE ARE WHITE SOUTH.
00:36:19EVERYONE ELSE IS LEFT TO FOR THEMSELVES.
00:36:21THERE IS NOTHING EVER THAT HELPS
00:36:25WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. NONE OF THIS HELPS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
00:36:28ALL THIS DOES IS CREATE CRUELTY
00:36:33AND VIOLENCE. AND I KNOW WAS SAID IT WILL PEOPLE TO DIE.
00:36:35I WANT TO ADD IT WILL CAUSE MORE PEOPLE TO DIE BECAUSE.
00:36:38PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED BECAUSE OF THIS TRUMP'S POLICIES. THANK YOU.
00:36:42I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING PEOPLE.
00:36:45>> I KNOW YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO DESCEND ROLLS AND FULL
00:36:48BENEFITS LIKE SNAP. BUT ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE AFRAID
00:36:52AND MAYBE THEY DON'T SIGN UP OR MAYBE THEY DO DIS ENROLL, IS
00:36:55THERE A SITUATION WHERE YOU THINK THE CITY WILL HAVE TO STEP
00:36:59IN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE OF THE NEEDS ARE BEING?
00:37:01>> WE WE ARE GOING TO EXHAUST
00:37:05EVERY TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF NEW YORKERS.
00:37:09AND I WANT TO MAKE VERY CLEAR WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT IMMIGRANTS,
00:37:13WE ARE NOT SOMEHOW SPEAKING ABOUT A SEPARATE POPULATION FROM NEW YORKERS.
00:37:16WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT NEW YORKERS. I MYSELF STAND HERE AS THE FIRST
00:37:19IMMIGRANT MAYOR OF OUR CITY IN GENERATIONS AND WE ARE GOING TO
00:37:25EXHAUST TOOL TO FIGHT THIS RULE. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO ENSURE THAT
00:37:29EVERYTHING WE CAN DO, ESPECIALLY IN RESPONSE TO H.R. ONE, WE ARE DOING ALL WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
00:37:34THAT THERE IS NO CITY IN THIS COUNTRY THAT CAN MAKE UP DOLLAR
00:37:36FOR DOLLAR. WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
00:37:39LOOKING TO CUT IN TERMS OF SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT.
00:37:43AND THE ARGUMENT THAT THESE
00:37:45KINDS OF RULES WILL SAVE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY.
00:37:49IT IS MONEY THAT WE ARE GOING TO
00:37:53HAVE TO PAY AT A LATER STAGE, AT A HIGHER BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T
00:37:55STOP GETTING SICK. PEOPLE SIMPLY WILL MORE SICK.
00:38:00AND THEN THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY WILL INTERACT WITH, A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WILL BE AT
00:38:03THE EMERGENCY ROOM. AND YOU LOOK AT EVERYONE WHO IS
00:38:06HERE YOU LOOK AT PUBLIC ADVOCATE, MEMBER, STATE SENATOR,
00:38:09CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE ADVOCATES THE GENERAL.
00:38:12ALL OF US HAVE SPOKEN TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO HAVE TOLD US
00:38:17HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THEM TO BE WORKING IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM
00:38:20AND TREAT IT AS A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, BECAUSE THAT IS THE
00:38:24WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN NOW. AND STEVE, IF YOU WANT TO ADD
00:38:26SOMETHING TO THE QUESTION JUST
00:38:28VERY BRIEFLY, MELISSA, IT'S A 100 PAGE COMPLAINT.
00:38:33>> AND IT REQUIRED 100 PAGES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH ILLEGAL,
00:38:37KITTY, IN THE RULE THAT THAT'S WAS REQUIRED.
00:38:41THIS IS NOT JUST A REPEAT OF 2019 WHEN THE CITY AND STATE
00:38:46WENT COURT AND BEAT BACK A SIMILAR PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:38:50IT'S EVEN MORE HARMFUL, MORE
00:38:54EXTREME.
00:38:56READ COMPLAINT AND YOU WILL THAT
00:38:58THE CHILLING EFFECT IS AN
00:39:03ILLUSTRATION OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ILLEGALITY BUT IN EVERY ONE
00:39:07OF THOSE 100 PAGES IS A LEGAL
00:39:09CLAIM THAT WAS STRONG IN 2019
00:39:11AND IT'S EVEN STRONGER NOW. CAN I PLEASE.
00:39:14>> I'VE TIME FOR ONE OR TWO MORE.
00:39:17>> YEAH. JUST IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION.
00:39:20IT'S IN VIOLATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT BECAUSE IT'S ARBITRARY AND
00:39:24CAPRICIOUS. THERE'S NO MEANINGFUL DECISION
00:39:26WITH TO THESE RULES TO.
00:39:29THE AGENCY HAS EXCEEDED ITS AUTHORITY.
00:39:31THIS PUBLIC CHARGE RULE GOES
00:39:35BACK TO 1822, WHERE CONGRESS BASICALLY SAID THAT IT ONLY
00:39:38APPLIES TO INDIVIDUAL WHO CANNOT SUPPORT THEMSELVES.
00:39:42NOT INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLY EVERY NOW AND THEN FOR PUBLIC
00:39:45ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY ON HARD TIMES. AND SO YOU SHOULD NOT ALSO
00:39:50EQUATE PUBLIC CHARGE WITH DEPENDENCY. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
00:39:54DEPENDENCY. THIS HAS TO DO WITH OPIOID RULES
00:39:56AND RULES WHERE YOU'RE GIVING SO MUCH AUTHORITY TO IMMIGRATION
00:40:00OFFICERS TO CONSIDER EVERY IN ANY PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCHOOL
00:40:06LUNCH. THANK, ATTORNEY GENERAL. >> ALL RIGHT. GOT TIME FOR TWO MORE ON TOPICS.
00:40:10WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MONICA FROM
00:40:12RADIO ROMPER.
00:40:17>> HELLO, MR. MAYOR. WELL I HAVE A QUESTION. >> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT
00:40:21TRUMP ABOUT THIS? >> YOU HAVE SUCCESSFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM IN THE
00:40:25PAST ABOUT TOPICS THAT YOU HAVE DIFFERENT OPINION ON.
00:40:28HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT THIS AND YOU EXPECT ANYTHING TO
00:40:30HEAR FROM HIM? >> THE PRESIDENT AND I HAVE
00:40:34ONGOING CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION POLICY. WE'VE BOTH BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT
00:40:38THE FACT THAT WE HAVE DISAGREEMENTS ON THAT POLICY,
00:40:40WHETHER IT PERTAINS TO ICE RAIDS
00:40:44OR TPS PROTECTIONS OR, PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:40:48THIS A DISAGREEMENT THAT CONTINUES AND THE CASE THAT I'M
00:40:51MAKING IS THAT THIS IS A RULE
00:40:56THAT WILL HURT THIS CITY. AND WE ALL STAND HERE UNITED IN
00:41:00OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING
00:41:02THIS CITY AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN, TALK TO EVERYONE, WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT
00:41:06WE CAN ACTUALLY PROTECT NEW. >> THANK YOU, MARK.
00:41:09I'VE GOT TIME FOR ONE MORE ON TOPIC QUESTION, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE GENTLEMAN, THE FRONT
00:41:12ROW RIGHT HERE. HI, MY NAME IS. >> I'M FROM MY NAME IS ABOUT
00:41:16HERE. I'M FROM TIME TELEVISION AND
00:41:18QUESTION IS THE TIMING.
00:41:22THIS ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING
00:41:24WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING, IT'S PREVIOUS LAW.
00:41:27THERE DOES EXECUTING THE LAW. WHAT IS THE ONSET OF THIS AND NUMBER TWO?
00:41:31NUMBER TWO, THE IMMIGRATION.
00:41:34YOU KNOW, THEY PUT PEOPLE TO PROSPERITY, IMMIGRATION FOR
00:41:36THEIR FAMILIES THEY ARE IMPOSING A NEW RULES WHICH IS THEY WILL
00:41:40TAKE THIS SPONSOR CREDIT HISTORY
00:41:44WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE THE FEAR ABOUT THAT THEY CANNOT BRING
00:41:48THEIR FAMILIES THE DOES IT INCLUDE YOUR LAWSUIT THAT THIS
00:41:51IS ALSO.
00:41:55>> SO FIRST LET ME SAY THAT THE
00:41:57DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2019 RULE
00:42:03VERSUS THE RULE THAT'S WE A CHALLENGE CHALLENGING TODAY THEY
00:42:06DID NOT ALLOW FEDERAL
00:42:09IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO HAVE SO MUCH DISCRETION.
00:42:12THE REALITY IS THAT IT'S THE
00:42:15GUIDELINE LINES FAILED TO EVEN INDICATE WHAT IMMIGRATION
00:42:18OFFICERS SHOULD CONSIDER, TOO, WITH REGARDS TO CREDIT HISTORY
00:42:22OF SPONSORS. THAT ALSO IS INCLUDED IN OUR AND
00:42:26IN OUR PAPERS AS. WELL. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
00:42:30INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS REALLY ALL ABOUT CRUELTY.
00:42:34CRUELTY IS THE POINT HAVING A
00:42:36CHILLING EFFECT ON IMMIGRANTS IS THE POINT.
00:42:40LETTING INDIVIDUALS KNOW THAT
00:42:42THEY ARE NOT WELCOMED HERE IS. THE POINT.
00:42:46IMMIGRATION IS THE POINT. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT
00:42:49FROM EVERYONE ELSE IS THE POINT.
00:42:54AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DENY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SICK
00:42:56AND HUNGRY AND HOMELESS
00:43:03BENEFITS. JUST IS BEYOND THE PALE.
00:43:05AND THAT'S WHY WE SEEKING IN THE
00:43:08STATE OF NEW YORK TO VETO THIS RULE.
00:43:10IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. AND WE URGE THE JUDGE TO MAKE
00:43:14THAT DECISION FRIDAY.
00:43:20>> ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS A LOSS. TOP OF QUESTION, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD.
00:43:24THANK YOU SO MUCH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, PUBLIC ADVOCATE, ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS.
00:43:27WE'RE GOING HAVE TIME FOR SOME OFF TOPIC QUESTIONS AFTER WE CLEAR PODIUM.
00:43:30ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKING.
00:43:37>> OKAY OKAY.
00:43:43EVERY WE HAVE TO READ THIS ONE.
00:43:46>> SO MY.
00:43:51EVERYONE, THIS THING AND YOU.
00:43:57SIR, PLEASE. >> WE'RE GOING TO BE SOME
00:44:00QUESTIONS YOU CAN'T.
00:44:06READ RIGHT.
00:44:08YOU WANT TO GET TO.
00:44:22I. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> I'LL JUST GIVE EVERYONE ONE MORE MINUTE.
00:44:26WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MORGAN MCCRAY FROM FOX OVER HERE TO YOUR RIGHT. MAYOR.
00:44:30>> HI. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD. >> HOW ARE YOU?
00:44:34>> GOOD.
00:44:35>> ONE MINUTE WHILE WE.
00:44:42>> OKAY, WE WILL NOW COMMENCE
00:44:44OFF TOPIC AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MORGAN TO NOT ANSWER.
00:44:48>> NO, THE WITH THE U.N. NEXT
00:44:52WEEK JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S BEEN AN UPDATE YET ON YOUR
00:44:56SECURITY CLEARANCE. >> AND THEN SPEAKING THE U.N.
00:44:58NEXT WEEK, ANY SORT OF MESSAGE YOU HAVE. >> I KNOW THAT YOU HAD SAID THAT
00:45:02WOULD MAYBE HOPE THAT PEOPLE PROTEST THE ISRAELI PRIME
00:45:06MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IS
00:45:09THERE STILL A CALL TO PROTEST AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
00:45:12THANK YOU. >> SO I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. MY PRIOR REMARKS WERE THAT IF
00:45:17PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DO SO, THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO, BECAUSE THAT
00:45:20IS THE LAW HERE IN NEW YORK CITY. I CONTINUE TO LEAVE IT TO NEW
00:45:23YORKERS TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR QUESTION
00:45:26ABOUT SECURITY CLEARANCE. SO THE PROCESS OF MY GETTING A FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCE IS
00:45:31ONGOING. IT'S MOVING WITHIN THE TYPICAL TIMELINE FOR RECEIVING ONE.
00:45:35A NUMBER OF SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HAVE
00:45:39SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THIS TIME.
00:45:41THE ALSO REGULARLY BRIEFS ME ON
00:45:43AND INVESTIGATIONS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE FEDERALLY CLASSIFIED
00:45:47INFORMATION. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> THANKS AGAIN.
00:45:51WE'RE GOING TO GO TO JESSE FROM
00:45:55HELLGATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> HOW ARE YOU?
00:45:58>> I'M WELL. >> WE'VE JUST COME THE BACK OF A
00:46:02COUPLE OF WEEKS OF REALLY NEWS AND SPACE.
00:46:05>> SO JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
00:46:10AGENTS HACKING AND COVERING
00:46:12THEIR TRACKS, GOING ABC
00:46:16SEARCHERS QUITTING CITING THE POTENTIAL END OF HUMANITY.
00:46:20>> ALSO IN NEW YORK CITY THERE'S, WARNINGS OF AIR TAKING
00:46:24MASSES OF TECH JOBS, OF YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINING
00:46:27IN THE SPACE. >> I FEEL THERE'S A SENSE OF FEAR IN NEW YORK CITY I KNOW
00:46:31IT'S NOT SOMETHING CITY GOVERNMENT TALKS ABOUT FREQUENTLY, BUT WHAT IS YOUR
00:46:35MESSAGE TO NEW YORKERS WHO ARE FEELING AND CONFUSED ABOUT THIS
00:46:38INFORMATION? AND THEN SECONDLY, THERE'S A
00:46:41CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S CALLING FOR AN AIR EMERGENCY
00:46:45TASK FORCE TO BE STARTED
00:46:50POTENTIALLY THE MAYOR'S RTI AS AS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD COMMIT TO.
00:46:53>> SO FIRST, WHAT I WILL SAY IS,
00:46:56LIKE MANY AMERICANS ACROSS, THE COUNTRY, THE NEWS COMING OUT OF
00:47:00THIS TECHNOLOGY RECENT DAYS AND
00:47:02WEEKS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY ALARMING.
00:47:06WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT REPORTS
00:47:06THAT AS SAID INCLUDE SUGGESTIONS
00:47:11THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE END OF HUMANITY AND WHETHER IT'S THE
00:47:14HUGGING FACE INCIDENT OR IT'S
00:47:18THE ASSERTION FROM ONE OF THE HEADS OF ANTHROPIC, THESE KINDS
00:47:22OF INCIDENTS ARE AT EVERY SINGLE AIR COMPANY.
00:47:26WE SHOULD BE SEEING A FAR GREATER RESPONSE FROM THE
00:47:29FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THIS ISSUE.
00:47:32ONE THAT HAS THE URGENCY BEFITTING ANY CONVERSATION
00:47:36AROUND END OF HUMANITY. >> AND IN TERMS OF WHAT CITY GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DO.
00:47:40>> WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL OF THE AVENUES WE
00:47:43HAVE TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS. AND WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT NEW
00:47:47YORKERS HAVING THEIR CONCERNS
00:47:49RECENTLY, WE MADE THE DECISION
00:47:51TO BAN THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI FROM TWO K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE
00:47:56AND THAT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT. >> THANK YOU. THANKS.
00:48:00THANK YOU, JESSE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL KEEP GOING.
00:48:02JOE FROM POLITICO. MATT.
00:48:06MATT ACTUALLY PASSED THAT MORNING. >> MAYOR. HOW ARE YOU? HOW YOU DOING?
00:48:10OH, PRETTY GOOD. >> I HAD TWO QUESTIONS. >> ONE'S ACTUALLY ON FROM BEFORE.
00:48:13OH, SOUNDS GOOD.
00:48:16SO THE THE PUBLIC CHARGE CHANGE
00:48:19IS OBVIOUSLY IN ADDITION,
00:48:21EXISTING RULES AND CONCEPT OF PUBLIC CHARGE.
00:48:23>> I'M JUST WONDERING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT CONCEPT SORT OF
00:48:26SORT OF TAKING WHETHER IT'S
00:48:29LEGAL AND SETTING ASIDE THIS LATEST CHANGE.
00:48:32LIKE HOW, DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF PUBLIC CHARGE AND ITS
00:48:35USE IN IMMIGRATION?
00:48:38>> AND THEN I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON JESSE'S QUESTION.
00:48:42>> DC AWP, YOU HAVE A LOT OF
00:48:45FEDERAL REGULATORY FOLKS, YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
00:48:48>> DO YOU SEE A ROLE OUTSIDE
00:48:51WHAT YOU DID IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE TO GET INTO REGULATING?
00:48:55I I.
00:48:59FIRST, I JUST WANT TO UNDERLINE
00:49:02THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKING THIS
00:49:05SERIOUSLY. >> TOO MUCH OF CONVERSATION HAS
00:49:08BEEN DOMINATED BY CONCERNS
00:49:14PROFIT OR AN INTERNATIONAL ARMS
00:49:18AND TOO LITTLE ABOUT CONCERNS HUMANITY AT LARGE.
00:49:22AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE
00:49:25EVERY AVENUE WE HAVE IN NEW YORK
00:49:27CITY GOVERNMENT, ALL WHILE KNOWING THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE
00:49:30GREATER LEADERSHIP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
00:49:33AND THEN TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION,
00:49:36WHAT CONCERNS ME SO DEEPLY IS
00:49:40THAT IN A CLIMATE, WHERE
00:49:44IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS HAVE SHOWN
00:49:47NO INTEREST IN LAW AND ORDER DESPITE THAT BEING THEIR STATED
00:49:50OBJECTIVE, YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE
00:49:53POPULATION THAT SPANS FROM THOSE
00:49:55ON VISAS, THOSE WITH GREEN
00:49:58CARDS, THOSE WITH CITIZENSHIP, THOSE WHO ARE SIMPLY CHILDREN
00:50:01OF, IMMIGRANTS BEING TERRIFIED
00:50:03AT ANY AND ALL IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND RULE CHANGES.
00:50:07AND THE DECISIONS THAT THAT
00:50:10TERROR AND FEAR NOT ONLY WILL LEAD FAMILIES TO TAKE BUT HAS
00:50:14ALREADY LED FAMILIES TO TAKE IS
00:50:16ONE THAT WILL CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES FOR THE WORSE FOR YEARS TO
00:50:20COME. WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT TAKING
00:50:22PEOPLE OUT OF MEDICAID OF SNAP
00:50:27OF SO.
00:50:31MANY OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE RELY ON BECAUSE THEIR LIFE SAVING. AND THAT TO ME IS WHAT IS INCREDIBLE CONCERNING THAT THIS
00:50:35IS WITHOUT HYPERBOLE LIFE OR DEATH. SO MANY.
00:50:38>> DO YOU HAVE ANY POSITION LIKE USING CASH ASSISTANCE AND SOME
00:50:40OF THE PREFIXES IN PUBLIC CHARGE RULES, LIKE DO YOU THINK THAT
00:50:44THAT'S APPROPRIATE? >> HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? LIKE IN A MORE GENERAL, I THINK
00:50:48THAT THE THE THAT THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION TOOK WAS THE
00:50:52CORRECT POLICY OF REFUSING TO DEFEND THIS IN COURT. >> THANK.
00:50:56>> WE'VE GOT TIME FOR TWO MORE. WE'LL GO TO JOSE FROM THE DAILY NEWS. THANK YOU.
00:51:02HI, MARY. I JUST I'M WONDERING ABOUT YOUR
00:51:04REACTION TO A RECENT AGAINST THE
00:51:08STRATEGIC UNIT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLEGING THAT
00:51:12OVERTIME ASSIGNMENTS IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE UNITS WERE DISTRIBUTED ON A RACIAL BASIS.
00:51:16>> AND THAT THERE WAS A
00:51:22SUPERVISOR IN THE UNIT TO
00:51:24BASICALLY BEAT ARREST NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS TIMES. >> I'M WONDERING WHAT YOUR
00:51:28REACTION TO THAT LAWSUIT IS, AS WELL AS, THAT YOUR
00:51:31ADMINISTRATION IS NOW IN A
00:51:33POSITION TO BE SPENDING MONEY
00:51:35AND TIME DEFENDING THESE ALLEGATIONS.
00:51:38>> I THINK THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE
00:51:39INCREDIBLY TROUBLING AND THIS IS
00:51:44THE FIRST THAT I AM HEARING OF. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL
00:51:46FOLLOW UP AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE. I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE IN THE
00:51:50IMPORTANCE OF DECOUPLING OUR
00:51:52RESPONSE TO TERROR THREATS, FROM OUR RESPONSE TO THE USE OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
00:51:56AND THAT A LONGSTANDING POSITION, AND THAT IS ONE THAT WE WILL DELIVER ON.
00:52:00>> DO YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF TIMELINE? I KNOW DEPARTMENT VERSUS OFF
00:52:04OFFICE COMMUNITY SAFETY IS NOT
00:52:07IN YOUR CONTROL, BUT DO YOU I GUESS, DOES THIS GIVE YOU ANY
00:52:11URGENCY TO GET THINGS MOVING ON THAT END, THE DISBANDING OF THE
00:52:14STRATEGIC RESPONSE IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD SEPARATE OUT FROM A CONVERSATION AROUND THE OFFICE
00:52:18OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. >> IT IS A CONVERSATION THAT I'M HAVING WITH OUR POLICE IN A
00:52:22MANNER THAT WE DO IT, THAT CAN RESPECT NEW YORKERS RIGHTS AND
00:52:24KEEP AMERICA SAFE. >> ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT TIME FOR ONE MORE AND
00:52:27THAT WILL BE JULIA FROM 1010.
00:52:32THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
00:52:34YES, LEGIONNAIRES, THIS IS THE LATEST THAT THE CITY IS DOING TO
00:52:39INVESTIGATE AT THE BRONX OUTBREAK. >> AND ARE THERE ANY LESSONS
00:52:41LEARNED FROM THE SIDE OUTBREAK? AND THAT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
00:52:45>> SO AS YESTERDAY, THE LATEST IS THAT TEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
00:52:50DIAGNOSED WITH LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE WITHIN THIS CLUSTER. ONE NEW YORKER HAS TRAGICALLY
00:52:55PASSED AWAY AND WE ARE HEARTBROKEN BY LOSS OF LIFE.
00:52:57WE ARE THINKING OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND SENDING THEM OUR
00:53:02CONDOLENCES. WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ANY
00:53:04YORKER WHO HAS FLU LIKE
00:53:07SYMPTOMS, BE THEY FEVER,
00:53:09DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND, THAT THEY LIVE OR WORK OR HAVE
00:53:13VISITED THE AREA TO CONTACT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. IN TERMS OF THE STEPS THAT WE
00:53:16HAVE TAKEN. I WANT TO ASSURE NEW YORKERS WE ARE MOVING AGGRESSIVELY, CONTAIN
00:53:20THE SPREAD. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SAMPLED ALL
00:53:22COOLING TOWERS, THE AREA.
00:53:25THEY DID SO ON THURSDAY WITHIN 12 HOURS OF IDENTIFYING THE CLUSTER.
00:53:30THE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH WORKERS STARTED TO CANVASS THE
00:53:32NEIGHBORHOOD THE NEXT DAY. ON FRIDAY, THEY CONTINUED
00:53:36THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE INITIAL SCREENING TEST RESULTS
00:53:39WERE COMPLETED AND.
00:53:41THEY THE ORDERS TO CLEAN AND TEN
00:53:44COOLING TOWERS WERE ISSUED ON SATURDAY.
00:53:46BY THE END OF TODAY, ALL TEN
00:53:49COOLING TOWERS WILL HAVE BEEN FULLY CLEANED AND FULLY
00:53:53DISINFECTED.
00:53:53AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS THERE
00:53:57HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF NEW POLICIES WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED I
00:54:00THINK AS OF ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AGO THAT WE HAVE ANNOUNCED AND
00:54:04WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO PUSHING ON THE QUESTION OF WHAT MORE WE
00:54:08CAN DO, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT NEW YORKERS HAVE HAD
00:54:12TO WITH FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS.
00:54:14AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP
00:54:16KIND OF TOOL THAT CAN HELP TO ENSURE THAT LEGIONNAIRES IS,
00:54:20SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COMBAT. >> IS THERE ANY PROCESS ACTIVE
00:54:22INVESTIGATION INTO OTHER COOLING
00:54:24IN THE AREAS OR AND HOW OFTEN?
00:54:29>> I KNOW THERE'S THIS 30 DAY
00:54:29RULE TO REVIEW AND INSPECT THE TOWERS.
00:54:33HOW MUCH OF THAT IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF?
00:54:37AND AND IS THERE A DATABASE ON THAT?
00:54:40THESE ARE GETTING INVESTIGATED
00:54:42IT AND THESE ARE GETTING INSPECTED EVERY 30 DAYS.
00:54:45SO IF THE BEGINNING OF YOUR QUESTION, COULD YOU SAY ONE MORE TIME?
00:54:49>> YEAH, JUST ANY OTHER PROACTIVE MEASURES, IF LOOKING
00:54:52AT ANY OTHER TOWERS IN THE AREA BESIDES THOSE TEN.
00:54:55>> SO I WILL BRING UP OUR COMMISSIONER, DR. ALISTER
00:54:58MARTIN, TO SPEAK TO ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE PROACTIVE STEPS. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
00:55:02>> SO FIRST, LET ME JUST SAY
00:55:06THAT FOR THE ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO
00:55:08HAS PASSED, OUR HEARTS ARE WITH
00:55:11THAT INDIVIDUAL'S LOVED ONES OR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND, THAT DEATH
00:55:15REPRESENTS TO US ALL THE MORE
00:55:17REASON TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
00:55:21THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HAPPENS QUICKLY AGGRESSIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY.
00:55:24>> AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. >> NOW, WITH REGARD TO THE
00:55:28COOLING TOWERS, THE REGION THAT
00:55:30WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTAINED ABOUT
00:55:3320 DIFFERENT COOLING TOWERS. ALL OF THOSE, AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD, THE MAYOR HAVE BEEN
00:55:38SAMPLED. AND OVER THE WEEKEND, EVERYTHING ONE OF THE COOLING TOWERS THAT
00:55:42HAD A PCR RESULT, THEY'VE
00:55:45ORDERED TO DO THE FULL DRAINAGE,
00:55:47THE CLEANING AND DISINFECTION OF THAT TOWER.
00:55:50>> WE HAVE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
00:55:54THOSE THAT ARE DONE AND THE ONES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DONE WILL BE
00:55:56DONE BY THE END OF TODAY.
00:55:58>> AND WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY ALL THE DATA WITH TO THE HISTORY
00:56:04OF MONTHLY COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE TOWERS.
00:56:07BUT I'M PROUD SAY THAT WE'VE
00:56:09BEEN ON TARGET WITH OUR ANNUAL INSPECTIONS FOR EVERY ONE OF
00:56:13THOSE TOWERS. ALL RIGHT. THANK. >> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE TODAY.
00:56:16THANK YOU, EVERYONE EVERYONE.
00:56:24TODAY FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL IS ON HILL TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE
00:56:28SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND PRIORITIES.
00:56:32>> YOU CAN SEE THAT SENATE OVERSIGHT HEARING LIVE STARTING
00:56:35AT 9 A.M. EASTERN ON C-SPAN THREE C-SPAN. NOW, OUR FREE MOBILE APP OR
00:56:39ONLINE AT C-SPAN DOT.
00:56:44ORG. ON WEDNESDAY, FEDERAL CHAIR
00:56:47KEVIN WARSH WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING THE FED'S
00:56:50DECISION ON WHETHER TO RAISE INTEREST RATES. >> THIS COMES AFTER THE CONSUMER
00:56:53PRICE INDEX IN AUGUST AT AN HIGHER RATE EXPECTED.
00:56:57WATCH LIVE FROM WASHINGTON D.C. AT 2:30 P.M. EASTERN ON C-SPAN.
00:57:02THREE C-SPAN. NOW OUR FREE MOBILE APP OR
00:57:04ONLINE AT C-SPAN DOT ORG.
00:57:12NEXT, HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER JEFFRIES NEWS CONFERENCE.
00:57:16THE NEW YORK DEMOCRAT DISCUSSED CONGRESS HAS RETURNED FROM AUGUST RECESS.
00:57:19IN HIS REMARKS A LEADER CALLS ON HIS REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES TO ACT
00:57:23TO REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AFTER RECENT
00:57:25WARNINGS FROM CURRENT FORMER EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING ON THE
00:57:29TECHNOLOGY.
00:57:31THIS IS 20 MINUTES.
00:57:40KNEW I KNEW.
00:57:47WHAT I KNEW ONE.
00:57:58I'M NO