S.6 E.30 New York City leaders designated the city as a "sanctuary city." There is a "right to shelter" law in New York City. However, as migrants keep arriving in the city, there is an effort to pause the "right to shelter" law. Did New York City overpromise when it embraced the "sanctuary city" status? In this episode, I discuss the problems that New York City now faces and talk about why I think that it is a city where common sense does not seem to prevail.
ABOUT: Tawsif Anam is a nationally published writer, award-winning public policy professional, and speaker. He has experience serving in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors in United States and overseas. Anam earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Tawsif Anam’s opinions have been published by national, state, and local publications in the United States, such as USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, The Western Journal, The Boston Globe, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, and The Dodgeville Chronicle. His writings have also appeared in major publications in Bangladesh including, but not limited to, The Daily Star and The Financial Express.
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