Local officials held a press conference in New City yesterday to ask the feds for financial help to deal with the influx of migrants to the county. Though Rockland County Executive Ed Day couldn’t put a dollar figure on the problem, he said that the rapid population growth is putting strains on local schools and food pantries…
Congressman Mike Lawler and his family are very familiar with the immigration system, and his assessment is that it’s broken…
Joan Silvestri heads up the Rockland Department of Social Services, and she said immigration policies need to work hand-in-hand with the social services safety net…
Not only are local food pantries running out of food, officials said the East Ramapo School District enrollment has gone up by more than 1,000 students, and there’s been a 35% increase in kids entering foster care. A handful of human rights activists protested outside the press conference at the county office building in New City.