Family of immigrant New Yorkers meets with @HillaryClinton at National Immigration Conference.

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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.