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June 29, 2012 
Cancer gal hails ‘victory’
By
DANIEL PRENDERGAST
/ New York Post
Brooklyn resident Irania Sanchez [member of Make the Road New York] said the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare decision could be a lifesaver for her family.
“This is a huge victory for us” said Sanchez, 44, a Nicaraguan native.
She said deadly illness has haunted her family, and better preventive care required under the law will help.
“My brother died of cancer, my grandmother died of cancer, my sister is in Nicaragua suffering with cancer. It’s something that has gone through my entire family, so I’m scared,” said Sanchez, now a US citizen. She lives in Bushwick with her uncle, Pablo Medal, 60, and her daughters Gabriela, 14, and Aylin, 11.
Sanchez was diagnosed with colon cancer a year ago and suffers from asthma and gastritis.
Her uncle has problems with his pancreas. He earns too much to get public insurance like Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance, Sanchez said.
But he could qualify for subsidies to afford private insurance under the Affordable Care Act, she said.
“My uncle will be able to get better doctors and better treatment,” Sanchez said, noting that it leaves her “a lot calmer.”
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 Victory for Immigrant Families: Preventing Unjust Deportations in NYCOn March 18, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg signed new legislation to stop federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from using NYC’s criminal justice system to deport thousands of New Yorkers.
Building on legislation we helped to win just over a year ago, Local Laws 21 and 22 prohibit not only the Department of Correction but now also the NYPD from spending millions of city taxpayer dollars to hold individuals on behalf of ICE agents for detention and deportation. Each year, thousands of New York families will stay together who would otherwise have been torn apart by overly aggressive, indiscriminate immigration enforcement.
At a moment when the country is debating immigration reform, with these laws, New York City sends a clear message to Washington that tearing apart thousands of immigrant families is bad policy.
With your support, we look forward to winning national reform that keeps families together. We thank our partners at the Center for Popular Democracy, the Cardozo Immigration Justice Clinic and the bills’ sponsors, NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Council Member Mark-Viverito, for their courageous leadership. 
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