«This is why it is so important, especially now, to ensure funding
for programs like the Vera Institute of Justice's New York
Immigrant Family Unity Project so that
immigrants facing deportation have a fair day in court.
He championed a $ 15 minimum wage and enacted a 12 - week paid family leave policy; got strict gun control into law; introduced a free (though imperfect) college tuition
program for certain students; banned fracking; allocated $ 10 million
for a defense fund
for immigrants facing deportation; and raised the age
for juvenile offenders to 18.