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Immigration News Corner
First: (F1) childern of U.S. Citizens: 23,400
plus any numbers not required for fourth
preference.
Second: Spouses and Chi l dren, and
Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent
Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any)
by which the worldwide family preference level
exceeds 226, 000, pl us any unused f i rst
preference numbers:
A. ( F2A) Spouses and Chi l dr en of
Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall
second preference limitation, of which 75% are
exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21
years of age or older) of Permanent Residents:
23% of the overall second preference
WASHI NGTONOn Feb. 1, 2013, U. S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
will begin collecting a new USCIS Immigrant
Fee of $165 from foreign nationals seeking
permanent residence in the United States.
After the applicants receive their visa package
from DOS and before they depart for the
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of
U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not
required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult
U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not
required by first three preferences.
On the chart below, the listing of a date for any
class indicates that the class is oversubscribed
(see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e.,
numbers are avai l abl e f or al l qual i f i ed
applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no
numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are
available only for applicants whose priority
date is earlier than the cut-off date listed
below.)
Family-
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All
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Except
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Mainland
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INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 15JAN06 15JAN06 15JAN06 15JUL93 08MAR98
F2A 22OCT10 22OCT10 22OCT10 08OCT10 22OCT10
F2B 15JAN05 15JAN05 15JAN05 15DEC92 15MAY02
F3 08JUL02 08JUL02 08JUL02 08MAR93 22AUG92
F4 15APR01 15APR01 15APR01 01AUG96 01JUN89
Implementation of New USCIS Immigrant Fee Feb. 1
United States.
DOS will provide appli cants wi th specifi c
information on how to submit payment when
they attend their consular interview. The new
fee is in addition to fees charged by DOS
associated with an individuals immigrant visa
application.
Secretary Napolitano Announces
Final Rule to Support Family
Unity During Waiver Process
WASHINGTON Secretary of Homel and
Security Janet Napolitano announced the
posting of a final rule in the Federal Register
that reduces t he t i me U. S. ci ti zens are
separated from thei r immediate relati ves
(spouse, children and parents), who are in the
process of obtaining visas to become lawful
permanent residents of the United States
under certain circumstances. The final rule
establishes a process that allows certain
individuals to apply for a provisional unlawful
presence waiver before they depart the United
States to attend immigrant visa interviews in
their countries of origin. The process will be
effective on March 4, 2013.
"This final rule facilitates the legal immigration
process and reduces the amount of time that
U. S. ci t i zens ar e separ at ed f r om t hei r
immediate relatives who are in the process of
obtaining an immigrant visa," said Secretary
Napolitano.
Under current law, immediate relatives of U.S.
citizens who are not eligible to adjust status in
the United States to become lawful permanent
residents must leave the U.S. and obtain an
immigrant visa abroad. Individuals who have
accrued more than six months of unlawful
presence while in the United States must
obtain a waiver to overcome the unlawful
presence inadmissibility bar before they can
return to the United States after departing to
obtain an immigrant visa. Under the existing
waiver process, which remains available to
those who do not qualify for the new process,
immedi ate relati ves cannot fi l e a wai ver
application until after they have appeared for
an immigrant visa interview abroad and the
Department of State has determined that they
are inadmissible.
Roshni Albany Page 7
BANGLADESH NEWS
Fake or Sub-standard Medical Products
Ever since the introduction of a national drug
policy for Bangladesh in 1982, pharmaceutical
i ndust ri es i n t hi s country have gone on
growing briskly. Bangladesh, today, is self
sufficient in the production of all types of
e s s e n t i a l d r u g s . S o me o f t h e s e
pharmaceutical industries have been li ke
flagship enterprises in this sector producing
dr ugs of hi gh qual i t y . These r eput ed
phar maceut i cal compani es have al so
succeeded in carving out an export outlet for
their products in USA, Europe and Africa.
But these successes notwithstanding, there
are al so reasons for concern. Whi l e the
handful of drug companies here have set
standards of the highest quality controls, many
others, however, are noted for their hazardous
performance. But now is the time when the
local drug industry appears to have replaced
foreign ones effectively, that these should
compl et el y al l ay f ears of sub- st andar d
production of drugs. This is also all the more
i mp or t a nt whe n Ba n g l a d e s h i dr u g
manuf act ur er s ar e st ar t i ng t o f i nd an
i nt ernat i onal market f or t hei r product s.
Preserving market shares internationally and
t o expand t he same, dr ug maker s i n
Bangladesh need to absolutely ensure that
t hey pay t ot al at t ent i on t o ensur e t he
impeccable standard of the drugs produced by
them.
The parliamentary standing committee on
health found in its probe sometime ago that
some 62 drug companies were performing
shabbily. It suggested to the official regulator,
the Directorate of Drug Administration (DDA),
to take action. But according to the recent
report in a national daily, it still continues to be
business as usual for the DDA. With its rank
and file soaked in corruption, the offending
drug companies are facing little difficulty in
continuing with their sale or marketing of sub
standard, date barred or even fake drugs. The
daily reported on how DDA officials get bribes
regularly from such companies for their not
taking any actions.Human health and medical
c a r e a r e ar e a s wh e r e h a r d l y a n y
underperformance, lapses or harms caused by
low quality products, can be permitted or
tolerated because the same directly affect
human lives or physical well-being of humans.
Realization of this factor all the time should
keep the regulators motivated to do their job
thoroughly and efficiently. But since this has
not been happening, it has become a matter of
very great importance from the standpoint of
public health that such unscrupulousness
pervading the ranks of the DDA should be
promptly scrutinized and severe actions taken
against the corrupt ones.
There are areas where even the slightest
deviation from standard or expected quality is
absolutely unacceptable because the same
could threaten human life. But incidents are
noted in Bangladesh in which people get
physically harmed or even die from the use of
sub standard or fake drugs. For example, a
young girl was reported dead in a village in
Mymenshing recently after a bogus saline was
pushed in her veins. The saline was obtained
from a dispensary in a semi-rural area where
supervi si on is scanty or none at al l. The
relatively uneducated or illiterate people in
such areas also make possible the easy
marketing of spurious medical products in
these rural areas. However, this is not to say
that marketing of sub standard or hazardous
drugs pose a lesser threat in the urban areas.
This, it is indispensable to take actions with the
highest priority to eliminate the making and
di st r i but i on of such drugs and medi cal
products.
11 Bangladeshis Among
13 Killed in Bahrain Fire
DHAKA : At least 13 workers, including 11
Bangl adeshis, were burned to death i n a
devastating fire that broke out at a labor camp
in the Bahrain capital of Manama on Friday..
"Eleven Bangladeshis died in the devastating
fire," Labor Counselor at Bangladesh Embassy
i n Bahr ai n Muhi dul I sl am t ol d t o t he
media.Five of the Bangladeshi victims were
identi fied as Nazi r Ahmed, son of Shaki r
Ahmed of Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong and
Jasim, son of Abu Naser Miah and Saiful Islam
and his brother Swapan, sons of Shahid Miah,
and Md Anwar , son of Abul Bashar of
Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria.
Muhi dul sai d t he f i r e br oke out at a
three-storey building housing a number of
Asian workers at Nayem on Friday aroun d 4
pm (Bahrain time).
He said 13 bodies were recovered from the
building till 2 am (Bahrain time). "Some of the
tenants were al so rescued." One rescue
worker was injured when the building's roof
coll apsed in the fire, the Bahrai n Interior
Ministry said."In that building, there' re 28
rooms, of which there're three rooms occupied
by Paki st ani nat i onal s and t he rest by
Bangladeshis," one resident of the building
told reporters.
Roshni Albany Page 6
A Journey Round Democracy
Continude. from page 4
specifically in 2012. Because the Group has
some distinguished and highly perceptive
individuals, I felt appropriately enlightened by
the assessments and opini ons that were
expressed. As would be expected,opposite or
somewhat conflicting formulations were also
placed on the table. Still, it was difficult to look
far into the future.
Ther e i s t hi s basi c concer n: wher e i s
democracy leading Pakistan? What kind of
threat to democracy is posed by extremism
and intolerance? Why have we not been able
to create a democratic culture in Pakistan? Is
our democracy a system that al l ows the
political elite to perpetuate itself, at the cost of
the welfare of the common man? Are the
civilians - the political parties - capable of
grabbing space from anti-democratic forces?
When we sit together to discuss democracy,
we have to worry about its form as well as its
substance. It can be argued that at least in
form, Paki st an has moved ahead at an
astonishing pace. Consider the NFC award,
the const i t ut i onal amendment s and t he
reforms enforced or intended by the Election
Commission. It may be asserted that while the
present rulers have failed, democracy as a
process has prevailed.
Well, so what? We still have to deal with a
situation that is apocalyptic in its dimensions.
We have t o resol ve some ant agoni st i c
contradictions. So many things cannot be
easily explained, including this character who
presides over the ministry of railways and his
secular and liberal party is willing to live with
his indiscretions. I share the feelings of a
friend who called to say that he is now totally
confused, in spite of his reputation as a sharp
analyst.
Saudi Arabia Can Rescue Pakistan?
By: Jamal Khashoggi
The safety and security of Saudi Arabia relies
on an ol d st r at egy t hat has r emai ned
unchanged over ti me despi te l eadershi p
changes in surrounding countries: There is the
need for a strong Pakistan in the east, and a
powerful and stable Egypt in the west. The
Kingdom should maintain good and distinctive
relations with these two countries, which
represent its two wings, so that it can fly safely
in its foreign relation endeavors.
This explains the positive attitude of the Saudi
government toward Egypt. The Kingdom has
ignored campaigns of hype and skepticism
fueled by some writers, and perhaps by some
officials, who are worried about and affected
by an isolated situation in the region that
fosters sensitivity toward the rise of the Muslim
Brotherhood as the ruler of the largest Arab
country. Saudi Arabia is officially maintaining
good relations with Egypt. It is clear that Saudi
Arabia sees Egypt as a nation first, and then
considers who is governing it. This is in sharp
contrast to those who consider the Muslim
Brotherhood to be a defective party, even at
the expense of their direct and immediate
interests i n the regi on.Egypt i s wel l and
recovering, and our western wing is thus okay,
but what about Pakistan?
There are many reasons for concern, and
many things that Saudi Arabia can do there.
Pakistan does not need financial support
because all the money that goes there now will
be lost. The United States, for example, is tired
of Pakistan, as it has spent more than $2
billion there annually for the past several
years, and yet no miracl e was achieved;
Pakistan is still in a cycle of violence, poverty,
corruption and continuing failure. It is enough
to make a comparison with India to realize the
full extent of the deteriorating situation in
in Pakistan. In addition, while you can see the
light at the end of the Egyptian tunnel, there is
no light in any Pakistani tunnel except a mass
of flames caused by the latest absurd suicide
bombings.
The mai n pr obl em l i es i n t he mi nd of
Pakistanis - my apologies, I know that my
friends there will not be happy over the remark
- who have increasingly given credence to all
manner of conspiracy theories.
Extremism became the biggest disaster for
Pakistan. It is in an advanced state there. It
has spread, intellectually and practically, more
in that nation than any other Muslim country.
There are more suicide operations there than
any ot her I sl ami c count r y (f i gures onl y
challenged by Iraq). There is an online site that
announces painful and reliable figures on the
network called "the counter of the dead in
Pakistan." It noted that until last week, 369
suicide attacks were recorded in Pakistan
killing 5,329 people.
These operati ons occur in the mosques,
markets, and publ ic places, and not onl y
against army personnel. It is clear that the
mufti of Pakistan' s Taleban does not see
anything wrong with a young man committing
suicide by blowing himself up in the public
market or in the central meeting place of the
general population, or even in a mosque to kill
the targeted official. What sound reason can
permit such an action?Religious scholars in
Pakistan are unable to do anything. Those
who speak out and criticize the Taleban are
killed. Another l arge group of scholars i s
opportunistic and employs religion in politics.
These scholars keep silent about the crimes of
the Taliban, to employ them in their conflict
with the government. A third group has opted
for safety and remained silent.
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A Journey Round Democracy
When we sit together to discuss democracy, we have to worry about
its form as well as its substance.
By: Ghazi Salahuddin
What i s good f or Paki st an: monar chy,
dictatorship or democracy? This question was
posed to singer Hadiqa Kiani by movie star
Shan in Geo's morning show on Thursday. It
figured in the 'rapid fire' segment that is meant
to force the pace in a celebrity interview.
Hadiqa, of course, did not hesitate to pick out
democracy. That i s what you woul d do
instinctively. And then you wonder i f thi s
response calls for second thought.
But even though there is this confusion about
how this spell of democracy has functioned in
Pakistan, breeding contrary thoughts, it is
interesting that a show business personality
was asked this question. And consider the
opti on for monarchy. It was obvi ousl y a
t ongue- i n- cheek r ef er ence t o dynast i c
rule.Anyhow, the issue does merit a serious
discussion with more learned participants. This
does not mean that the common viewers of
our television shows would not take the views
of i ndivi duals li ke Shan and Hadi qa very
seriously. Apparently, they do. In fact, the stars
of our sports, fashion, show business and
entertainment may be playing a larger role in
shaping the minds of our people then do the
scholars and so-called experts.
I s t hi s t he reason t hat so many of t he
participants of our professedly serious talk
shows, including the politicians, tend to play
t he r ol e of ent er t ai ner s? That i s why
inconsequential politicians like Sheikh Rashid
are invited to play the lead in a talk show.
There are others who are invited for their
histrionic talents and not for their intellectual
prowess. A talk show, more often than not, is
designed as theatre.So, what forums are there
to deliberate on the current state of affairs in
the context of Pakistan's national sense of
direction? We have considerable mystification
about what democracy means and whether it
can survive in the face of a rising tide of social
disorder. We are still struggling to understand
the significance of how the mobs had gone on
a rampage last Friday, September 21, in major
cities. As some heartfelt pieces published in
thi s newspaper have al ready stated, the
burning down of old cinema houses in Karachi
was an attack on our capacity to be human
and to dream dreams.
There is, for instance, Balochistan and it has
surged to the forefront of our consciousness
because of the promi nent appearance of
Sardar Akhtar Mengal and some of hi s
associates in Islamabad. Akhtar Mengal was
very candid in his observations in the Supreme
Court and the media. In addition, there is
Karachi and it is sad to see how its social
fabric is being torn apart.
It is true that there is some insightful discourse
in the print media, primarily the English dailies.
But only a very small fraction of our population
is able to participate in this conversation. I
know that the social media is generating a lot
of involvement and interaction, though I have
not acquired any access to this virtual domain.
The point I am making is that an informed
debate on our national predicaments does not
engage a l arge enough segment of our
population - large enough to have an impact
on public opinion.
As a consequence, the raw material that is at
the disposal of the political parties does not
seem to be sufficiently refined to manufacture
a qual ity product. After all , a democracy
celebrates the wisdom of the people - the
AWAM. At the other end of this spectrum, it is
the political leadership that shapes the destiny
of a nat i on wi t h i t s resources of vi si on,
sagacity and integrity. It so happens that at the
same time that our AWAM are seen to be a
collection of rudderless mobs, imbued with the
dark passions of intolerance and religious
mi l i t ancy, our pol i t i ci ans ar e general l y
portrayed as totally corrupt and inefficient.
Irrespective of these inherently depressing
perceptions, the state of the collective mind
that you may decipher either in the bazaar or
in a middle class household presents a bleak
scenario. I have just read, as I write these
words on Saturday morning, a report on the
latest International Republican Institute (IRI)
survey conducted between July and August.
The headlines would naturally refer to a small
increase in the popularity of the PML-N and a
big decline in support for the PTI. However, I
am more concerned here with one specific
finding that does not relate to any political
figure or party. Let me quote from the report:
"According to the survey 91 percent of the
people believed that Pakistan was heading in
the wrong direction". Read i t agai n. It i s
ninety-one percent. Unfortunately, it tallies with
one's own private encounters.
Against this backdrop, what is the future of
democracy in Pakistan? This, perhaps, is not a
valid question because a military intervention
is not seen as an option though people are
disenchanted with the present rulers and their
l i ves r emai n t hr eat ened wi t h al most
insurmountable difficulties and a deepening
sense of insecurity.On Tuesday, I attended a
meeting of Democracy Assessment Group in
Islamabad.
The main point of the agenda was to discuss a
Pakistan-specific framework to monitor the
quality of our democracy, ( Cont'd. on page 5 )
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New India vs Old Bharat
Swapan Dasgupta
The social divide that is said to exist between
Bharat and India has often been used to score
debati ng points. Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat was, arguably,
guilty of this needless game of one-upmanship
when, in response to a question, he told a
gathering in Silchar (Assam) that rape was
essentially Indias problem and not a Bharatiya
problem.
If the issue hadnt been so emotive and the
media not in constant search of a whipping
boy, it is likely that the comment wouldnt have
attracted so much attention. Mr Bhagwat
wasnt suggesting that rape was not prevalent
in the geographical zones we choose to call
Bharat. His intervention was based on the
belief that traditional Bharatiya values deified
women while cosmopolitan India, nurtured on
an overdose of consumeri sm and moral
relativism, was inclined to see females as
mere commodities.
Without imputing motives to the RSS chief or
charging him with antediluvian proclivities, it is
necessary to emphasize that the idealization of
a pristine, pure and noble Bharatiya ethos is
certain to be challenged. Regardless of what
may have existed in a distant Golden Age, the
fact is that there are many features of actually
existing Bharat (presuming it exists both apart
from and in opposition to India) that would
seem repugnant to many, not least women.
What often passes off as "cust om" and
"tradition" by the likes of the high-handed
KHAP PANCHAYATS are, to say the least,
reprehensible. Indeed, these bodies are the
21st -cent ur y ver si ons of t hose who so
resolutely defended the right of some Hindu
communities to practise sati till as late as the
mid-19th century. And yet who can deny that
these upholders of inherited values arent
more Bharat than India? Just as everything
mo d er n d oe s n t a l wa y s c o n s t i t u t e
enlightenment, everything traditional isnt the
filtered repository of good practices.
That the deracinated Indi a, unsure of its
self-identity that we often experience today is
very troubling is undeniable. Over the past two
decades or so, India has witnessed more
cumulative economic growth than what took
place in the past 100 years. This remarkable
transformation within a relatively short time
has had bot h benef i ci al and negat i ve
consequences. The r api d gr owt h of
urbanization and the detachment of large
numbers of peopl e from thei r tradi ti onal
moorings have, for example, led to a spate of
social problems, including the harassment and
molestation of women. Likewise, the huge
enl argement of the rol e of the state has
er oded t he rol e of t he communi t y and
produced a huge mass of atomized individuals
who are partially aware of their rights but
unmindful of their corresponding obligations to
society. In rece-nt years there has eme-rged a
body of well-me-a-ning individuals who profess
to represent "civil society". But to what extent
are these bodies more representative than the
"vote ba-nks" of political parties?
The social map of India is in the process of
transition. There is undoubtedly a "new" India
and an older Bharat but the lines of separation
have been blurred to such an extent that we
can no l onger t al k meani ngf ul l y of t wo
autonomous categories. This is not something
unique.
Curiously, the Bharat-India divide that Mr
Bhagwat alluded to, is not new. Throughout
the late-19th and early-20th centuries, British
administrators spoke incessantly about a "real"
India that existed in the countryside and a
new, insolent India that was proving to be a
headache for the sarkar in the towns and
cities. Fiercely imbued with the idea that the
British Empire was a sacred mission, British
administrators were conscious of the need to
get their priorities right. "While I have sought to
understand the needs and to espouse the
interests of each of Indias various races and
creeds," said Lord Curzon, the Viceroy who
had the most pronounced sense of Indias
"sacredness" to the Empire, "my eye has
always rested on a larger canvas crowded with
untold numbers, the real people of India."
A simil ar sense of the "real " Indi a which
existed outside the cantonments, Civil Lines
and the law courts full of "seditious" babus
al so moved Rudyard Ki pl i ng, the f i nest
chronicler of British India. "Under-neath our
excellent administrative system; under piles of
reports and stati st i cs; t he t housands of
troops" he wrote, "runs wholly untouched
and unaffected the lives of the people of the
land a life full of impossibilities and wonders
as the Arabian nights immediately outside of
our own English life, is the dark and crooked
and fantastic, and wicked, and awe inspiring
life of the native." For Kipling, there seemed to
be three Indias: the India of Mahbub Ali the
horse trader, the widowed Rani of Kulu and
the restl ess Kim; the India of the Bri ti sh
conquerors which was predictable and often
vacuous; and t he hybr i d I ndi a of "our
progressive Aryan brother, the Oxford B.A.
who will eat with you, ride with you and talk to
your wife (but) wont dare to fly in the face of
his custom."
In a strange sort of way, the Bharat-India
di v i de r epl i cat es t hi s r omant i c but
condescending view of India.
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U.S. Troops Begin 'Support Role'
in Afghanistan This Spring: Obama
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama
says the U.S. role in Afghanistan will shift to a
support role later this spring and he will soon
get recommendations from his top military
advisers on U.S. troop drawdown.
Obama says in a joint news conference with
Afghan President Hamid Karzai that any
agreement on troop drawdown must include
MANHATTAN - New Yor k Ci t y Heal t h
Commissioner Thomas Farley warned New
Yorkers that instances of the flu in the city
have reached epidemic proportions."Its a bad
year," Farley told reporters. "Weve got lots of
flu, its mainly type AH3N2, which tends to be
a little more severe. So were seeing plenty of
cases of flu and plenty of people sick with flu.
Our message for any people who are listening
to this is its still not too late to get your flu
shot. If you havent gotten the flu yet and you
havent gotten your flu shot yet, you could still
get it."
Mayor Michael Bloomberg also stressed the
importance of flu shots. "Anybody that doesnt
think so i s just missing an opportunity to
protect themselves," he said. "Theres no
guarantees in life. You can take a flu shot,
walk across the street and get hit by a car. It
doesnt mean you shouldnt take your flu shot."
Medical officials are alarmed by the 2013 flu
season, which is said to be one of the worst in
a decade and al so one of t he earl i est .
The widespread outbreak has claimed the
lives of at least 18 children across the country.
According to the health commissioner, roughly
an immunity agreement in which US troops
are not subjected to Afghan law.
Obama says the path of the U.S. military
remains clear and the war is moving toward a
"responsible end" in 2014.
The U.S. military mission will shift from combat
to support in the spring, a few months ahead
of schedule.
five percent of emergency room visits during
the past two weeks have been because of
flu-like symptoms including high fever, fatigue,
and coughing.
Along with the flu, officials are increasingly
concerned over a spike in cases of whooping
cough, the highest in 50 years.
Both Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo
have received their flu shots this season and
are urging New Yorkers to do the same.
US Nuclear Submarine Collides
With Ship in Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON - A fishing ship was hit by an
American nuclear-powered attack submarine
during the week.
The collision occurred in the Persian Gulf
shor t l y af t er t he nucl ear ar med USS
Jacksonville had passed through the Strait of
Hormuz.
The other unidentified vessel is believed to
have been a private fishing boat.
Accordi ng t o t he US Navy s Fi f t h Fl eet
statement, the fishing vessel continued on a
consistent course giving no indication it had
been damaged.
Flu In NYC Reaches Epidemic Levels With 'Severe'
Strain Of AH3N2; Officials Recommend Flu Shot
Daniel McCoy on Veto of
Local Law G
ALBANY - "Vi cti ms of cri me need to be
protected. Local Law G is not the answer, said
in a statment Albany County Executive Daniel
McCoy, and that is why I have vetoed it. He
further sai d. I commend Legi sl ator Gary
Domal ewicz for bri nging the i ssue to the
f or ef r ont and engagi ng i n t hi s publ i c
discussion. While the intention of Local Law G
of 2012 is good, it would place an undue
burden on businesses, causing a hardship to
them and creating issues for law enforcement
in collecting this information. I have held two
public hearings on this issue and there was not
one person who spoke on behalf of such a
law. In fact, business owners overwhelmingly
spoke out against it and supported what they
are doing currently with notification to them by
police agencies. I also point to a recent news
story involving a missing Purple Heart medal
returned to its 84 year old owner by an area
collectibles dealer. The dealer was suspicious
when a young man tried to sell it to him. He
bought it; researched the name on the reverse
side and returned it to its rightful owner.
I praise both Chairman Shawn Morse and
Legislator Domalewicz for their work with
secondhand dealers to talk about the issue so
that crime victims know businesses are aware
of the issue and they are not victimized again."
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