Bill Would Speed Up The Naturalization Process For Military And Veteran Families

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State Sen. Jake Ashby, R-Castleton, announced bipartisan legislation he sponsored with New York City Democrats Nathalia Fernandez and Jessica Ramos to speed up the naturalization process for military family members and veterans foreign-born, as well as the military. and the same veterans and soldiers fired for LGTB, approved this Tuesday the Senate.

The legislation establishes a program to help people secure legal immigration status, including, but not limited to, citizenship.

“These are the kind of results that are possible when you work together and do the right thing for your constituents,” Ashby said in a news release. “It’s something that’s missing in Washington on immigration and other important issues.”

Ashby, a freshman senator, previously sponsored the legislation in the Assembly.

The legislation — S3558 — is named in memory of SSG Alex R. Jiminez, who was killed in Iraq in 2007.

Jiminez’s wife was deported around the time Jiminez was reported missing.

In other regional political news:

WIC

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, announced May 18 that she and Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, have introduced legislation to increase the number of infant formula providers from one to two that they can contract with a state for supplementary nutrition. Women, Infants and Children Program, commonly known as WIC.

“This critical, family-oriented legislation comes in the wake of the ongoing nationwide infant formula shortage crisis that is still greatly affecting mothers who rely on WIC to feed their babies,” Stefanik said in a press release.

Stefanik said the legislation would provide more options for WIC mothers, allow new formula makers to enter the WIC market and increase the resilience of the infant formula supply chain.

The legislation had not added any additional co-sponsors as of Wednesday.

Housing for migrants

State Sen. Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, announced Monday that he has sponsored legislation to ban the housing of asylum-seeking migrants on State University of New York campuses.

“If New York City … can’t handle the influx of migrants, there’s no way the campuses and communities in upstate New York are equipped to handle it. The infrastructure and financial resources simply they’re not there,” Stec said at a news conference, a video of which he posted on his Senate office’s Facebook page.

Labor quotes

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, received $6,500 in campaign contributions from union political action committees in the first quarter, and U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, received $15,860 dollars, according to campaign reports filed in federal elections. commission

The breakdown is as follows:

Stefanik – National Postmen’s Association, $1,500; Airline Pilots Association, $5,000

Tonko — Transport Workers Union of America, $1,000; National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, $1,000; International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers, $5,000; International Brotherhood of Teamsters, $2,500; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, $1,360; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, $5,000.

Tribute to the athletes

State Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Horicon, announced that he hosted the North Warren High School Boy’s Varsity Basketball team in the Assembly chambers, where the team was honored for its successful season.

The team has a 19-6 season record, winning the Adirondack League and Section II titles, and the school’s first Class D regional championship.

“These young men have worked diligently to be where they are today,” Simpson said in a news release.

Women of distinction

Rep. Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, announced she honored the following constituents as Women of Distinction in the 113th District:

Kate Austin, Betsy Becker, Tammy Breen, Jennifer Bushey, Rachel Czub McDermott, Donna Digan-Lewis, Nicole Fortier, Chelsie Henderson, Maria Izzo, Gloria Osier, Patricia Peck, Erin Smith, Janine Stuchin and Dhianna Yezzi.

Greenwich High School senior Reese Antiello won the Women of Distinction essay contest, writing about Susan B. Anthony’s role in women’s suffrage.

Maury Thompson covered local government and politics for The Post-Star for 21 years before retiring in 2017. He continues to follow regional politics as a freelance writer.