Author Archive

Julia Salazar

is the senator from New York’s 18th state Senate District in Brooklyn.

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Don’t let ICE turn state and local facilities into immigrant detention centers

The Dignity not Detention Act would prohibit New York state and local government entities from contracting with ICE for immigrant detention.

  • By Julia Salazar and Karines Reyes

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The PLAN Act promotes fairness for formerly incarcerated people

The proposed legislation would bring greater transparency to the state licensing process, which is currently discouraging would-be nurses and social workers from entering their fields due to barriers relating to conviction history.

  • By Reverend Sharon White-Harrigan, Julia Salazar and Phara Souffrant Forest

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Safety means investments, not oppression

The governor’s proposal to weaken bail reform will harm our communities. We can’t accept it.

  • By Julia Salazar and Latrice Walker

Campaigns & Elections
Opinion

To combat dark money, New York needs fair elections

State senator Julia Salazar makes the case for comprehensive campaign finance reform, with a public financing system, to keep big money out of politics.

  • By Julia Salazar