Opinion: Newburgh is a city of immigrants. We should welcome asylum-seekers.
The Mejias trace our lineage back to the 1980s, when my grandfather left Mexico to find farm work. He traveled to California, then Florida, before ...
The Mejias trace our lineage back to the 1980s, when my grandfather left Mexico to find farm work. He traveled to California, then Florida, before finally settling in the Hudson Valley. Others followed, and now, Newburgh is one of New York's most vibrant immigrant communities. I love my city. My motto is, 'I was born in Newburgh, and I'll die in Newburgh – but in a good way!' It's the only home I've ever known, and it's why for the last six years, I've been proud to organize my neighbors for housing, climate, and immigrant justice as part of the Hudson Valley organization For the Many .