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S u s t a i n a b l e M i g r a t i o n : T h e R o l e o f S t a k e h o l d e r s P r e s e n t a t i o n b y C o m m i s s i o n e r N i s h a A g a r w a l T o I D M S D G S C o n f e r e n c e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 1 6 MOIA


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S u s t a i n a b l e M i g r a t i o n : T h e R o l e o f S t a k e h o l d e r s P r e s e n t a t i o n b y C o m m i s s i o n e r N i s h a A g a r w a l T o I D M S D G S C o n f e r e n c e M a r c h 1 , 2 0 1 6

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MOIA

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS

____________________________ Building on its Charter mandate, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs promotes the well-being of immigrant communities by recommending policies and programs that facilitate the successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the civic, economic, and cultural life of the City.

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60%

  • f NYC residents are

immigrants

  • r children of immigrants

23%

  • f NYC residents are

not proficient in English _______________________

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Immigrant Integration:

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IDNYC

  • Largest municipal ID

program in the nation

  • Over 770,000 enrolled
  • Included partnerships with

cultural institutions all around the city

  • Access to financial

institutions

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Access to Justice:

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ActionNYC

  • $7.9 million investment in

immigration legal services- largest in the country

  • Every immigrant New Yorker

who is served by ActionNYC will receive a safe and secure consultation of their immigrant legal options

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Access to Healthcare:

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Direct Access

  • In 2014 the Mayor created the

Task Force for Immigrant Health

  • They found that 63.9% of

undocumented people in NYC have no form of healthcare insurance

  • The Direct Access program will

launch this spring and bring 1000 people coordinated primary care

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Strengthening Immigrant Communities:

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Immigrant Women’s Fellowship

  • In 2015, MOIA launched its

Immigrant Women’s Leadership program

  • The inaugural class was made of

women from all over the city working with different immigrant communities

  • These women became MOIA’s

Immigrant Cabinet, meeting on a monthly basis

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THANK YOU!

_________________________________ Contact: nagarwal@cityhall.nyc.gov For more information visit: www.nyc.gov/immigrants www.nyc.gov/idnyc Stay Connected @NYCImmigrants @NYCImmigrants NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs