Mayor Adams: Allowing Venezuelan asylum seekers to work is not enough
Despite them getting temporary protective status and work permits, Hizzoner claims the numbers still don't add up.
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Despite them getting temporary protective status and work permits, Hizzoner claims the numbers still don't add up.
Mayor Eric Adams says the Biden administration's new work authorization for Venezuelans is a good first step toward addressing the asylum seekers crisis, but it's not enough. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has more local reaction.
Staten Island lawmakers speak out after recent protests over housing asylum seekers at a former senior facility.
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Wednesday's demonstration was tame compared to a night earlier when 10 people were arrested.
After months of being pressured to do something about the asylum seeker crisis, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans will be given work permits and granted protection. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports from Staten Island, where there's more pushback against migrants traveling to our area. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Puq6dc
Dozens of people gathered outside a new asylum seeker shelter on Staten Island on Wednesday. CBS New York's Ali Bauman reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3EIXRCK
The meeting Tuesday came as Staten Islanders protested the arrival of migrants at a former senior facility.
There was another anti-asylum seeker protest on Staten Island on Wednesday. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Puq6dc
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Midland Beach residents are on edge about their new neighbors at a former seniors facility turned shelter on Fatehr Capodanno Boulevard. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has reaction from the community and city leaders.
Police say 10 people were taken into custody following the protest overnight in Midland Beach. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge has the latest developments.
A large group of protesters on Staten Island blocked a bus carrying asylum seekers Tuesday night. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3rn2dwk
Staten Island officials stepped up their battle to get the city to close the shelter at a former Catholic school.
Angry Staten Island officials step up their battle, asking a judge to close an asylum seeker shelter at a former Catholic school. CBS New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the latest.
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They begged for compassion from those speaking out against taking in people seeking the American dream.
They begged for compassion Thursday from those speaking out against taking in people seeking the American dream. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
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He says children of asylum seekers have been given a window to get their vaccines, in contrast to other students.
With the new school year beginning Thursday, Staten Island's borough president is expressing concern that some migrant children may not be vaccinated. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3R3Yj5I
With the new school year beginning Thursday, Staten Island's borough president is expressing concern that some children of asylum seekers may not be vaccinated. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3R3Yj5I
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