Nydia Velázquez: “Immigration and entrepreneurship have long stood together as pillars of the American dream.”

Republicans want to cut vital food and healthcare support programs to pay for a tax cut for billionaires and large corporations. The GOP wants working families to pay for their billionaire handouts.

Dozens of homes and businesses across Queens and the surrounding boroughs suffered major damage, and many are still working to get back on their feet.

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.

We would never accept it if the NYPD operated in masks without names or badges—and we shouldn't accept it from ICE either.