Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation that replaces the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” in state law with the politically correct terms.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation into law that replaces the word “alien” in state statutes with the politically correct term “noncitizen,” which was proposed by Democratic lawmakers.
“New York will both match the language anticipated to be in federal codes and demonstrate respect and humanity to its immigrant population,” reads a legislative memo attached to the bill. that changes to laws covering cannabis, parks, public health, labor, public authorities, real estate, economic development and a litany of other topics will take effect immediately.The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Maritza Davila and state Sen. Jessica Ramos passed both chambers by big bipartisan margins last spring.
attracted controversy from conservatives who said state lawmakers and the governor ought to focus on challenges other than replacing antiquated language. Another ‘Woke’ Criminals 1st Law supported by our Governor instead of doing her job & protecting the public from rampant crime,” state Sen. Jim Tedisco tweeted in August.
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