Sayu Bhojwani discusses Trump's new immigration policies. (5/5/20)
Sayu Bhojwani is the founder and president of the New American Leaders Project, a national, nonpartisan organization focused on bringing New Americans into the political process. From 2002 to 2004, she served as New York City's first-ever Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. In 1996, Sayu started South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), to develop the leadership potential of immigrant youth in Queens. The first and only organization of its kind, SAYA! currently works with over 500 kids each year. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Sayu discusses the effect new Trump administration policies enacted since the start of the pandemic will have on immigrants in America.