An estimated crowd of some 2,000 people are expected to rally outside a former Catholic school on Staten Island on Monday evening to protest the city’s decision to use the campus as the lates…
NY threatens schools with legal action if they try to block or even hinder migrant students from registering
“The message is that here in Staten Island, we love immigrants,” insisted John Tobacco, one of the rally organizers, told The Post on Monday. “We’re the most Italian-American congressional district in the country, and all our ancestors came here legally. We love anyone who comes here legally. He said the abandoned school sits between two active elementary schools — including an all-girls campus.
“I think they should come the same way my ancestors came through — Ellis Island,” a resident said. “Make them come [into the US] the right way.
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