¡Gabe! Ortíz ?@TUSK81 47m47 minutes ago

Family of immigrant New Yorkers meets with @HillaryClinton at National Immigration Conference. http://americasvoice.org/blog/family-of-immigrant-new-yorkers-meets-with-hillary-clinton-at-national-immigration-conference/ … #NIIC



Family of Immigrant New Yorkers Meets With Hillary Clinton at National Immigration Conference

by America’s Voice Online on December 14, 2015

Tags: DAPA Dinners, Hillary Clinton

This is the press release from Make The Road New York about today’s DAPA Dinner with Hillary Clinton

Suarez Family Excited to Meet With Secretary Clinton, Encourages Her to Be a Champion for Immigration Relief and Undocumented Families

Brooklyn, NY (December 14th, 2015) — On Monday afternoon, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with members of an immigrant family from Long Island before addressing a 1,300-person crowd at the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) in Brooklyn. The members of this family, the Suarez family, have different immigration statues; one is a US citizen, two have temporary immigration relief because they are DREAMers, one of the parents has Temporary Protected Status, and one is undocumented and would benefit from President Obama’s stalled immigration relief. The family includes parents Osman and Jonaly and daughters Marcy, Claritza, and Angie, all of whom are members of Make the Road New York.

The family shared its story with Secretary Clinton and encouraged her to advance a strong platform to protect undocumented immigrants and their families. They asked Secretary Clinton to remember their family story and to share it on the campaign trail to push back against rhetoric that criminalizes and dehumanizes immigrant and refugee communities. The NIIC, where the meeting and Secretary Clinton’s subsequent address occurred, is the nation’s preeminent immigration conference and was organized by the National Partnership for New Americans, New York Immigration Coalition, Make the Road New York, and Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.

In their meeting with Secretary Clinton, the Suarez family highlighted the hard struggle of leaving Honduras for greater safety and opportunity and settling on Long Island, where they have faced many challenges because of their immigration status, most notably the fear of family separation. They asked Secretary Clinton to prioritize and expand immigration relief if elected, and to commit to dismantling the nation’s out-of-control immigration enforcement apparatus. The conversation came as part of a nationwide “DAPA Dinner” campaign that America’s Voice, Center for Community Change Action/Fair Immigration Reform Movement and United We Dream Action and state and local groups have spearheaded with 2016 candidates and Members of Congress, to ensure that immigration relief and a path to citizenship for immigrant families remain at the center of our national conversation. Local and national groups see the meeting as an important step by Secretary Clinton and look forward to further public engagement between Clinton and immigrant families.

Angie Suarez, the family’s youngest daughter and a US citizen and a Make the Road New York Youth Power Project member, said: “I’m proud to have been able to share my family’s experiences with Secretary Clinton and ask her to stand up for millions of U.S.-citizen young people like me who live in fear of losing our parents. The only thing that’s different between my parents and sisters and me is a piece of paper—it scares me when I realize that just a piece of paper could mean that we’re separated from one another one day. My parents would be able to apply for immigration relief if the program could start, but that hasn’t happened yet. I hope that listening to our story will help Hillary Clinton make families like mine a top priority in this campaign and if she is elected.

Osman Suarez, undocumented father of three daughters and Make the Road New York member, who came to this country after fleeing violence and natural disaster (Hurricane Mitch) in his native Honduras, said, “My family is my life. I came to this country to be able to raise my daughters with the safety and opportunities they deserve. But, for years, we have lived with the fear of having our family separated. I can’t imagine the pain of not being able to see my beautiful daughters every day. In 2014, I rejoiced when President Obama announced executive action to prevent families like mine from being separated, but the Republican lawsuit against the program has prevented us from applying. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet with Secretary Clinton today and share our family’s story. We hope that the stories of families like ours will encourage her to be a champion of DACA and DAPA and commit to defending the dignity and humanity of undocumented immigrants and stand against laws that criminalize us.”..............................



tramontela ?@tramontela 17m17 minutes ago Brooklyn, NY

.@RepGutierrez to #SuarezSisters after @HillaryClinton mtng … "I like how u called ur dad hero" @MaketheRoadNY #NIIC




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Despite protesters, @HillaryClinton ends speech to loud cheers #NIIC @nowthisnews

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Meagan Hume ?@Meagan_Rianne 55m55 minutes ago

The mood is joyous after remarks by .@HillaryClinton at #NIIC! There is even a dj! Waiting for the dancing to breakout.

Natalia ?@NataliaZarina 10m10 minutes ago

"We are a country built by immigrants...a country that will always welcome immigrants" @HillaryClinton #NIIC

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Steven Montoya ?@StevenOFA 13m13 minutes ago

.@HillaryClinton warning electeds that there are consequences to opposing #CIR at the #NIIC @thenyic

Nice crowd

comments.....He will be in the same ballroom at the Conference center (I assume)--unless you have rented out a ballpark.






thereismore (9,455 posts)
3. That's a nice crowd?

-That's a crowd full of experienced activists and minority voters that will help her not only secure the nomination and win the narrative of the election, but win in the general.

I get how a stadium or two filled with angry people can be intoxicating but it isn't a strategy, either for winning or for governing.

MaketheRoadNewYork ?@MaketheRoadNY 23h23 hours ago

Strong words from @BilldeBlasio about how anti-immigrant rhetoric goes against our nation's core values. #NIIC