On Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s border czar came to Albany to stand with Republican lawmakers and discuss the new federal administration’s immigration priorities as they ramp up deportations.
The visit sparked protests and anger from Democrats, including state Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who sponsors the New York for All Act. The senator joined Capital Tonight to discuss how the legislation would work.
Nathan Gusdorf, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute, joins Capital Tonight.
He is the former Albany bureau chief for The New York Daily News.
Therese Daly, the president and CEO of the United Ways of New York State, joins Capital Tonight.
Eighty-seven percent of roads in New York are owned and maintained by the state.
Ra is ranking member on the state Assembly Ways & Means Committee.
Organizations have been in the process of trying to resettle 203 legal refugees from various resettlement camps around the world.
