Mayor Bloomberg says New York needs more immigration and US visa holders
October 26 2009 by Liam Clifford
New York Mayor comes out as praising immigration into the US.
New
York’s Mayor Bloomberg has spoken out in favour of US immigration and the
positive effects it has had on the city.
Bloomberg himself is the
grandson of an immigrant who moved to the US from Russia at the turn of the
century, which seems fitting in a city where 40 per cent of inhabitants are
foreign-born.
At a recent press conference, at which he revealed plans
for a new campaign platform for immigrant communities living in the US, Mayor
Bloomberg said, "Immigrants are why New York City became America's economic
engine.”
“The next time you walk or drive over the Brooklyn Bridge,
remember that it was designed by an immigrant engineer. The next time you ride
the subway, or pass the Empire State Building or the Rockefeller Center,
remember they were all built by immigrant hands.”
Bloomberg’s latest new
measures to help US immigration and find their place in their New
York communities are expected to help him win immigrant votes in the upcoming
Mayoral elections.
He finished his conference by stating his support for
increasing US immigration numbers: "Economically, culturally and socially, we need
more immigrants, not less.”
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