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A New York Bill Seeks to Allow Non-Citizen Immigrants to Vote in Local Elections | Your Political City New York

Adriana: We have reset thecontact, thank you very much.we have many questions about thepeople in our area andwe transferred the president abinader.legal residents of newYork is close to voting inlegislators celebrating havingthe votes to support thisbill.liliana: they celebrated thenecessary support in the council,that allowed residentslegal and permission to workvote in electionsmunicipalities of new york.>> that million people willto be able to say with your motorcycle what youthey will be the mayors,Presiente of the counties,comptrollers and councilors.they are going to decide how I knowinvest those ofcontribution of immigrants.liliana: as the parents ofthis young woman, who pay taxfor 20 years and arelegal residents, but have nothad a voice to choose theirrepresentatives.>> immigrants needvoice, for them they do not existthese because they paytaxes without representation.the concilormoya was the last to joinwho gave him the last mayoto this bill, whatlet it be discussed in theadvice.>> when we started talkingmore than the legislacón hadmany questions to correct.liliana: the state of newyork has tried four timeswithout success changing the lawsso that people don’tcitizens can vote.this is the first time that heproject is so close tobecome law.the asamblist catalina cruzsaid the city mustrecognize the right to votethe immigrants.How did he recognize that they were?essential during the pandemic.>> we were essential because notI had gone out to work in thesupermarkets and on farms.at the headquarters we ask is thatif you want our effort, whatgive us a political voice.liliana: on the ground, 11local governments allowimmigrants vote inlocal elections.

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