The Immigrant’s Journal Vol. 141
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Protecting God’s Children From Distant Lands
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June 17, 2021
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Raquel Batista: New Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Raquel Batista. Photo: Facebook
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Out With Predatory Capitalism, In With a Life Economy BY JOHN PERKINS, VIA OPENDEMOCRACY.NET
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he long march of hierarchical and colonial history has led us to this moment of awareness. We are learning that the melting glaciers, coronavirus pandemic, species extinctions, racial and income inequality, political turmoil, and other heart-wrenching events are symptoms of a global social-governmental-economic system that is consuming itself into extinction. This is what I call the Death Economy that defines success as the maximization of short-term profits for corporations and shortterm accumulation of material things for individuals, regardless of the environmental and social costs. If enough of us confront our fear of change, this Death Economy could be transformed into one that cleans up pollution, continued on page 10
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EW YORK: Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Raquel Batista as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). Batista, who is succeeding Bitta Mostofi as Commissioner, is an attorney with over two decades of experience advocating on behalf of immigrant New Yorkers. As Commissioner, she will continue to center immigrants in New York City’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am humbled and honored to have been named the Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. My grandmother and parents came to New York City in the 1960’s from the Dominican Republic seeking a better life for their family. My appointment is a testament to them and all immigrant communities that their hard-work, their struggle pays off. MOIA is an innovative and cutting-edge government institution that provides a blueprint for the rest of the country on how to assure that immigrants have access to government services, are provided resources and support and signals that they are welcome. I am excited to work with the Mayor, MOIA’s dynamic team and immigrant community leaders in New York City’s recovery,” said Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Raquel Batista.l