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State of Our Immigrant City Annual Report March 20182 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 Dear Friends: New York has always been a city of immigrants, and for generations, diverse people from around the globe have come here to make a better life for themselves and their families. Today, more than a third of our residents are immigrants, and it is clear that they are our citys past, present, and future. Our history has shown time and again that a united city is a strong city, and we will not let outside voices dictate the future of New York or lead us down a path of fear and discrimination. The countless contributions and achievements of immigrant New Yorkers have shaped our identity as an open and welcoming place that values tolerance, equality, and inclusion, and in todays immigration climate, it is essential that we stand strong against the attacks that threaten the character of the five boroughs. My administration is determined to use every tool at our disposal to protect the freedoms and well-being of all our residents. Through the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs, we have reaffirmed our commitment to advocate for immigrant New Yorkers and ensure they know and understand their rights and have access to vital City services. This annual report highlights MOIAs essential role in our efforts to support immigrant communities and its leadership in our mission to develop innovative ways to help immigrants thrive. Whether were improving public safety by building trust between our police force and immigrants, providing safe learning environments for all our students, or creating opportunity through our IDNYC program, my team and I remain dedicated to our vision for a fairer tomorrow where every New Yorker can rise. Sincerely, Bill de Blasio Mayor Message from Mayor Bill de Blasio3 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 Message from Commissioner Bitta Mostofi Dear Fellow New Yorkers: I am excited to share with you the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs first-ever Annual Report. In this report you will learn about our diverse and powerful immigrant communities. New York City is proud to be the ultimate city of immigrants: nearly 40 percent of our residents are foreign born, and our city is home to more immigrant residents today than in over a century. We will share how City government works hand- in-hand with immigrant residents, elected officials, community partners, funders and advocates to celebrate our diversity, address challenges, and progress in our aim to be the most inclusive and welcoming city in the world. For many in our community, 2017 was a year of immense anxiety and threats to immigrant families. From the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries to ongoing uncertainty over the future of Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, the federal landscape has shifted rapidly. New Yorkers are rightfully concerned about a dramatic increase in federal immigration enforcement and national rhetoric that disparages our immigrant sisters and brothers. In this report, you will learn how the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs has worked alongside sister agencies, cities, external partners, and immigrant New Yorkers to respond to these challenges, while ensuring that New York Citys local policies and programs empower and support all of our residents. Under the direction of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs has focused on three priority areas. First, we are enhancing the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers through programs like our free municipal identifcation card, IDNYC, which reached over 1 million cardholders in 2017. Second, we are facilitating access to justice by making investments in immigration legal help through programs like ActionNYC, and sponsoring hundreds of Know Your Rights trainings throughout the five boroughs. Third, we are aggressively advocating for smart, inclusive immigration reform at all levels of government, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with immigrant New Yorkers to fight for policies and programs that allow all of our residents to live in safety and dignity. We will also give a snapshot of where we plan to focus our work in the coming year, to advance these three core priorities and fortify the progress we have made under Mayor de Blasios leadership. Finally, we dedicate this first-ever annual report to the immigrant New Yorkers who make our city so rich civically, culturally and economically. Our work at the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs is only possible through our close partnerships with immigrant communities and their allies. It is immigrant New Yorkers resilience, leadership and strength that guides our work and inspires us every day. Bitta Mostofi Acting Commissioner Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs4 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 5 Executive Summary 6 Mission of the Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs8 Immigrant New Yorkers by the Numbers 9 Barriers faced by Immigrant New Yorkers: A Hostile Federal Landscape 20 MOIA Programs and 2017 Activities 23 Looking Ahead to 2018: Recommendations 375 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 AcknowledgmentsIn a particularly challenging year for immigrant New Yorkers, MOIAs work, and this report recounting MOIAs activities during that year, would not be possible without the commitment and staunch support of Mayor Bill de Blasio, former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, current City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and City Council Member, and Chair of the Committee on Immigration, Carlos Menchaca.This report and MOIAs work benefited greatly from collaborations and partnerships with colleagues at the Office of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Mayors Office for Economic Opportunity, Mayoral Photography Office, New York City Department of City Planning, NYC Office of Management and Budget, and the NYC Human Resources Administration, especially the Office of Civil Justice. Many other City agencies, immigration legal service providers, community-based organizations, and advocates informed the final report and remain integral to MOIAs work. IDNYC enrollment specialist helps a New Yorker enroll for their IDNYC card at a “Pop-Up” enrollment site.6 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018The New York City Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) promotes the well-being of immigrants through programs and policy recommendations that facilitate the successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the Citys civic, economic, and cultural life. Utilizing a multi-pronged approach, the Office seeks to break down barriers to opportunity, advance immigrants rights, promote civic engagement, and facilitate the empowerment of immigrant New Yorkers. Under the leadership of Mayor Bill de Blasio, and with the partnership and support of the City Council, MOIA has led the launch of major Mayoral initiatives such as IDNYC, the Citys municipal identification card for all New Yorkers, and ActionNYC, the Citys community- based immigration legal services program.In 2017 during a time when immigrants have been the target of unremitting xenophobic policies and rhetoric by the Trump Administration New York City proudly stood strong and reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to diversity and inclusion. In the face of a harsh, anti-immigrant climate at the federal level, the City responded by expanding efforts to safeguard and support the rights and well-being of immigrant New Yorkers. To accomplish this, MOIA worked hand-in-hand with City agencies and community partners to develop and fortify protections for immigrant New Yorkers and to ensure that essential City services remain accessible to all. This work is driven by the recognition that an inclusive approach to government is not only a core aspect of New York Citys values as a city of immigrants, but is also essential to the public health and safety of all New Yorkers.This report is issued to the Mayor and the Speaker of the City Council in accordance with Local Law 185 of 2017, which mandates annual reporting on the citys immigrant population and MOIAs activities during the previous calendar year. This is the first such report, covering calendar year 2017.The report provides a demographic overview of New York Citys immigrant population, and describes barriers faced by immigrant New Yorkers, particularly due to increasingly hostile federal immigration policy developments. It outlines MOIAs programs and activities in 2017, as well as the challenges ahead in 2018. Highlights include: New York City is home to 3.1 million immigrants, the largest number in the citys history. The majority of immigrant New Yorkers are naturalized U.S. citizens, but the city is also home to a large lawful permanent resident population, as well as an estimated undocumented population of 560,000. Approximately 1 million New Yorkers live in mixed-status households, where a household member is undocumented. Foreign-born New Yorkers contribute significantly to the citys economic health and vitality. Immigrants own 52% of New York Citys businesses, and in 2017, immigrants contributed an estimated $195 billion to the citys Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or about 22% of the citys total GDP. Immigrant New Yorkers are employed across a range of industries, with a quarter of all foreign-born workers in the education, health, and human services fields. In light of New Yorks tremendous linguistic diversity, the City is committed to providing its residents with a multilingual government. MOIA and the Mayors Office of Operations continue to work with City agencies to support implementation of Local Law 30 of 2017 on language access, by creating guidance materials, providing one-on-one technical assistance to agencies, sharing best practices, and convening agency language access coordinators. Like its sister agencies, MOIA utilizes interpretation and document translation services to ensure essential information is accessible to the Executive Summary7 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 Offices multilingual audiences. In 2017, MOIAs Language Services provided 433 onsite interpreters at 153 MOIA and Mayoral events, and coordinated the translation of 76 MOIA documents, including outreach material. By creating pathways for civic engagement, New York is deepening the connections between immigrant communities and city government. In mid-2017, MOIA worked with Cuban-born artist Tania Bruguera, the mostly Spanish-speaking mothers and neighborhood activists of Mujeres en Movimiento, and the artists of Kollecktiv Migrantas to develop and distribute picture-based materials about critical MOIA services to nearly 7,000 people in immigrant communities in Queens. Under the leadership of the Mayor and City Council, New York has made historic commitments promoting access to justice, including for immigrant New Yorkers whose needs are more acute than ever in a time of increased immigration enforcement and shifting federal policies. ActionNYC, the Citys community-based immigration legal services program, provided 8,004 comprehensive legal screenings in 2017, and had a 97% approval rate for cases adjudicated in 2017. Smart policies that protect and support immigrants promote the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers. MOIAs collaborations with the Mayors Office to Combat Domestic Violence (OCDV), the Mayors Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), and several NYC law enforcement agencies have led to improvements in access to immigration relief via U and T visas for immigrant crime victims. In 2017, 709 law enforcement certifications were issued by City agencies to crime victims applying for these visas. New York City has responded forcefully to federal-level developments that negatively impact immigrant New Yorkers. At the local level, MOIA led efforts to coordinate rapid- response initiatives, inform immigrant New Yorkers about their rights and available City resources, and expand immigration legal services. In addition, MOIA worked closely with the City Council, City agencies, and other stakeholders to develop new local laws that protect the rights of immigrants and other vulnerable groups. Cities for Action (C4A), the bipartisan coalition of U.S. cities and local governments created by Mayor de Blasio, actively engaged in collective advocacy to support the interests of municipalities that are home to immigrants. In 2017, C4A issued multi-city sign-on letters calling attention to the harms done to cities by Trump Administration policies such as the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and dozens of C4A member cities signed on to amicus briefs in cases challenging the Trump Administrations anti-immigrant actions.As is clear from the initiatives and efforts described in this report, the de Blasio Administration remains deeply rooted in its commitment to the diverse immigrant communities that bolster the growth, vibrancy, and strength of New York City. With pride in the important work accomplished in 2017, MOIA looks forward to continuing to engage with partners across government and in the community to fulfill this commitment in 2018 and the years ahead. Volunteers and staff distribute information during a Day of Action in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.8 MOIA Annual Report - March 2018 Mission of the Mayors Office of Immigrant AffairsNew York City has a long and proud history as the quintessential city of immigrants. In recognition of this heritage and the important role that immigrants continue to play in New York Citys economic, civic, and cultural life, Mayor Edward Koch established the Office of Immigrant Affairs as a division of the Department of City Planning in 1984. In 1990, Mayor David Dinkins elevated the Office to a Mayoral office, and four years later Mayor Rudolph Giuliani merged the Offices of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services to expand MOIAs mandate. In 2001, New York City voters adopted a ballot proposal via referendum, placing the Office of Immigrant Affairs within the Citys Charter, making it the countrys first chartered office dedicated to serving immigrants. Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed the Offices first Commissioner in 2002.Under the Administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, MOIA has prioritized three goals: 1) enhancing the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; 2) facilitating access to justice; and 3) advocating for immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequalities that harm New Yorks immigrant communities. As part of its work advancing these goals and its mission, MOIA conducts research and analysis, provides guidance to other City agencies, de
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