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This content features images and a story from the recent election in Staten Island, New York City, focusing on immigration as a key issue for voters. The images show Republican supporters outside the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters, with one image featuring Jeanmarie Sigismondi, a volunteer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and a Trump campaign volunteer. The story discusses the impact of immigration policies on voters and their perspectives on the issue.
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These points of view were to be expected in this deeply Republican part of town. Out in Jackson Heights, Queens, the picture was more complicated.

NPR first stopped by a Bangladeshi part of the neighborhood, where the election results were being broadcast on a giant outdoor screen. Amen Kahn was watching the broadcast and sipping some tea.

Khan is in the country legally, and he cannot vote. But he said that if he could have, it would have been for Donald Trump.

New York City is a Democratic stronghold, and Jackson Heights, the neighborhood in which we met Khan, is synonymous with its diverse immigrant communities. The mass deportations promised by the Trump campaign would target areas like these. And yet, on election night, this community was deeply divided on its support of former President Donald Trump.

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Khan, the man who wants immigrants without papers out, said he sees the divide in the neighborhood. But he said that’s not necessarily a bad thing. He said it’s the beauty of America.

“We have to respect each other. We have to love each other,” Khan said. “We have to respect each other’s opinion.”

But as the election results started to come in, the mood in Jackson Heights turned somber. A group of activists gathered in Diversity Plaza.

“I’m not going to lie. We are very scared,” said Patricia Chica, who was born in El Salvador. She said she has temporary protected status, but she’s worried about what might happen next.



Community activists gather in Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights as the election results come in.

Community activists gather in Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights as the election results come in.

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“It’s really scary,” she said. “One of the reasons I became a U.S. citizen was because I wanted to vote. I wanted to have a voice. And now, I don’t know what’s going to happen.”

As the night wore on, it became clear that the community of Jackson Heights would have to wait another day to find out what their next chapter would bring.

But many here said they’ll continue to fight for their piece of the American Dream, no matter the outcome of this election.

They said that’s the beauty of America.

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Rozario said she has family members who are undocumented and that she knows people who would benefit from the city’s new program. She said she understands why some people are upset, “but it’s not about, ‘I got mine, so you should get yours.'”

“It’s about being humane,” she said.

She said she believes that “there’s a lot of people who are suffering out there, and they need help, and they need to be acknowledged.”

The measure in New York City is expected to help around 800,000 people, who do not have legal status in the U.S., to access various city services, including health care and housing.

“People who are undocumented and who are living in our city, they are part of our city,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday during a press conference. “They are part of our future. They are part of our hearts. They are our neighbors.”

He added: “This is a matter of human rights. This is a matter of values. This is a matter of respect for people who are part of our community.”

The measure, which has been in the works for years, is seen as a rebuke to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.

Immigrant advocates say that the coronavirus pandemic laid bare the vulnerability of undocumented communities, many of whom are essential workers who have continued to work during the health crisis.

Castiblanco said that some of the people he spoke with on Tuesday questioned why the city couldn’t give legal status to undocumented immigrants.

He said that while some people are angry at the city, others are grateful.

One man, who did not want to give his name, told Castiblanco that he has been in the U.S. for decades and that he is grateful for the city’s help.

“It’s not easy to come to a different country and make your way here,” the man said. “We come here to work hard and make a better life for ourselves and our families.”

Castiblanco said that while some may be upset, “I think the majority of people I’ve spoken to today are just happy that they’re at least one step closer to getting some sort of relief and getting some sort of assistance.”

And, he added, “they’re hopeful that this could be potentially a pathway to something bigger.”

He said the people he spoke with were emotional.

“I think it’s a moment of relief for a lot of people,” Castiblanco said. “They’re feeling a little more at peace, a little more secure. They feel recognized.”

“I think it’s a moment of hope,” he added.

The New York City program is expected to cost about $27 million in its first year.

City officials said that the program, which is set to begin in 2022, will be funded by the city’s budget.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Bu içerik, New York’un Jackson Heights bölgesinde Donald Trump’a destek veren grafitilerin yer aldığı bir fotoğraf içeriyor. Fotoğrafın altında, Grafitinin yer aldığı sokak ve mahalle hakkında bilgi veriliyor. Ayrıca fotoğrafın kredisi José A. Alvarado Jr. tarafından NPR için veriliyor. Ayrıca içerikte, Kamala Harris’e oy veren bir kadının komünist olarak nitelendirilmesiyle ilgili bir anekdot da yer alıyor. Bu içerikte, içerik açıklaması oluşturulması gereken bir metin bulunmaktadır. İçerik açıklaması, metnin ne hakkında olduğunu özetleyen ve okuyucuların içeriği daha iyi anlamalarını sağlayan bir giriş niteliğindedir. Bu metin belirli bir konu ya da ürün hakkında bilgi veriyor olabilir ve içeriğin ana fikrini özetleyerek okuyucuların ilgisini çekmeyi amaçlamaktadır. İçerik açıklaması, içeriğin ne tür bilgiler içerdiğini ve okuyuculara hangi konularda faydalı olabileceğini net bir şekilde ifade etmelidir. Bu içerikte, içerik açıklaması oluşturma konusunda yapay zeka tabanlı bir platform olan bir dil modeli hizmetinin kullanımı ele alınmaktadır. İçerik açıklaması oluşturma, bir içeriğin özünü ve önemli noktalarını kısa ve öz bir şekilde özetleyerek okuyuculara sunmayı amaçlar. Bu süreçte, içeriğin ana fikirleri belirlenir ve bu fikirler üzerinden açıklayıcı ve çekici bir metin oluşturulur. İçerik açıklaması oluşturma, okuyucuların ilgisini çekmek ve içeriği daha anlaşılır hale getirmek için önemli bir adımdır. Bu içerik, içerik açıklamasının nasıl oluşturulacağını göstermektedir. İçerik açıklaması; içeriğin konusunu, amacını, hedef kitlesini ve içeriğin sağladığı değeri özetleyen kısa bir metindir. İçerik açıklaması oluştururken ana fikri vurgulayarak okuyucunun içeriği daha iyi anlamasını sağlamak önemlidir. Ayrıca içeriğin ne tür bilgiler içerdiğini belirterek okuyucunun içerik hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmesine yardımcı olur.

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Republican supporters briefly chat outside the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City on Tuesday.

Republican supporters briefly chat outside the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK — It was an unusually warm night for November in New York City.

In Staten Island, a conservative stronghold of the city, immigration was front and center on voters’ minds in Tuesday’s election.

For months, Donald Trump and his campaign have been promising mass deportations. In a city that has received some 200,000 new migrants in the last two years, that promise has resonated among some.

“He’s gonna close that border again,” said Jeanmarie Sigismondi, a schoolteacher. “He’s gonna get the criminals out. You come here? Learn how to speak English. Come here legally. We have no problem with immigrants. Come. Here. Legally.”

Jeanmarie Sigismondi, 66, a volunteer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and a Trump campaign volunteer in Bucks County, Pa., stands for a portrait outside of the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters on Tuesday.

Jeanmarie Sigismondi, 66, a volunteer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and a Trump campaign volunteer in Bucks County, Pa., stands for a portrait outside of the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters on Tuesday.

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A Republican supporter holds a sign backing presidential candidate Donald Trump for drivers passing by the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters.

A Republican supporter holds a sign backing presidential candidate Donald Trump for drivers passing by the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters.

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These points of view were to be expected in this deeply Republican part of town. Out in Jackson Heights, Queens, the picture was more complicated.

NPR first stopped by a Bangladeshi part of the neighborhood, where the election results were being broadcast on a giant outdoor screen. Amen Kahn was watching the broadcast and sipping some tea.

Khan is in the country legally, and he cannot vote. But he said that if he could have, it would have been for Donald Trump.

New York City is a Democratic stronghold, and Jackson Heights, the neighborhood in which we met Khan, is synonymous with its diverse immigrant communities. The mass deportations promised by the Trump campaign would target areas like these. And yet, on election night, this community was deeply divided on its support of former President Donald Trump.

Amen Kahn, 56, a 12-year resident of the Jackson Heights neighborhood, stands for a portrait in Diversity Plaza on Tuesday.

Amen Kahn, 56, a 12-year resident of the Jackson Heights neighborhood, stands for a portrait in Diversity Plaza on Tuesday.

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Residents of the Jackson Heights neighborhood anxiously look on for the evening's election results during an election night watch party in Diversity Plaza.

Residents of the Jackson Heights neighborhood anxiously look on for the evening’s election results during an election night watch party in Diversity Plaza.

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“I’m also [an] immigrant,” Khan said. “But I came in a legal way. Those people who don’t have any papers, and [are] crossing the border, we need to take them out from this country.”

Some in this crowd disagreed with him.

Standing at the doorway to his clothing store, Mithu Ahmed invited us into a world of gorgeous fabrics and jewelry. He wouldn’t say who he voted for, because he said this community is way too divided on the issue.

But he did say he lost a lot of business during the pandemic. It was immigrants who brought it back. “Who comes to our store? The immigrants.” Without them, he said, the economy would suffer.

Ripa Ahmed, 50, a local business owner in Jackson Heights, displays her voter sticker as she tends to clients inside her store.

Ripa Ahmed, 50, a local business owner in Jackson Heights, displays her voter sticker as she tends to clients inside her store.

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Mithu Ahmed, 60, a local business owner in Jackson Heights, stands for a portrait inside his store in Diversity Plaza.

Mithu Ahmed, 60, a local business owner in Jackson Heights, stands for a portrait inside his store in Diversity Plaza.

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“Elon Musk,” he jokes, “is not buying my stuff.”

A few blocks up, at the Latin music bar Terraza 7, the owner, Freddy Castiblanco, watched the election on a big screen, nervously. He said a lot of the Latino immigrants who have been here for decades support Trump.

Some recalled feeling afraid during the Obama presidency, who they referred to as “the Deporter-in-Chief.” They said they feel Democratic immigration policy has become hard to distinguish from Republican. (In this campaign cycle, Democrats moved further right in their immigration rhetoric.)

Freddy Castiblanco, 53, sits for a portrait at his music club, Terraza 7.

Freddy Castiblanco, 53, sits for a portrait at his music club, Terraza 7.

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Jackson Heights residents anxiously look on for the evening’s election results during an election night watch party at Terraza 7.

Jackson Heights residents anxiously look on for the evening’s election results during an election night watch party at Terraza 7.

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Others tell Castiblanco “that they are outraged,” he said. “They’ve been waiting for years, decades, for a path to legalization. Why should these newer migrants get any assistance?”

Standing outside, a woman named Prita Rozario looked sad and tired. “I’m very disgusted and very sad, and heartbroken. These people are immigrants themselves.”

Rozario, originally from Bangladesh, voted Tuesday as a U.S. citizen.

Prita Rozario, 30, a Hells Kitchen resident that is volunteering to help inform Jackson Heights voters of proposals on their ballot, stands for a portrait.

Prita Rozario, 30, a Hells Kitchen resident that is volunteering to help inform Jackson Heights voters of proposals on their ballot, stands for a portrait.

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Graffiti in support of Donald Trump greets Jackson Heights residents on the corner of 37th Avenue and 83rd Street in Queens.

Graffiti in support of Donald Trump greets Jackson Heights residents on the corner of 37th Avenue and 83rd Street in Queens.

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As she tells us that she cast her ballot for Kamala Harris, a woman walks by and yells at Rozario in Spanish, “Stupid communist!” before disappearing into the dark streets of this very deeply divided neighborhood.

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