After protesters turned away
buses of undocumented immigrants bound for a processing center, the town now finds itself at the center of the political debate on immigration.
He has also called for immediately increasing the minimum wage in the city to $ 15, which it is scheduled to reach by 2019; free subway and
bus fares for low - income New Yorkers, to be paid for by «jettisoning» de Blasio's BQX streetcar plan; establishing a «New York City Land Bank»; ensuring a right to counsel for
undocumented immigrants; and prohibiting ICE from being in the vicinity
of city buildings.