Category Archives: SUNY Albany

Hurricane Maria a reminder of ‘second-class’ status for some

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Xavier Totti moved to the mainland United States from his native Puerto Rico 43 years ago. He is still asked routinely if he is "legal," and when he mails packages to relatives back home, he has to fill out an international form.

Activists call on city officials to make Albany a sanctuary city

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Capital Region residents hoping to make Albany a sanctuary city flooded City Hall on Monday to encourage city lawmakers to consider the capital community as a safe haven for undocumented immigrants. More than 50 people involved with New Sanctuary for Immigrants of the Capital Region rallied before the Albany Common Council meeting discussing the threats to immigrants' rights and resources that may be available.