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The Displaced Persons Act 1948
the United States accepted more than 395,000 refugees from war-torn
European nations.
the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952
quotas were placed on immigration. The total quota for Asia was 2,990
- compared with 149,667 for Europe and 1,400 for Africa.
The Immigration Act of 1965
changed the quota system to allow Immigration from all countries
into America. Ceilings of 120,000 from eastern and 170,000 from
western
hemispheres were established. Mexican, Cuban, Filipino, Italian and
Taiwanese immigrants then began to enter the United States.
The Refugee Act of 1980
allowed ten million permanent immigrants to be admitted to the
United States.
,immigration Act of 1990
The number of immigrants allowed into the US per year was increased
to 700,000.
Executive Order 9066
the evacuation and incarceration of 100,000 Japanese Americans
during World War II.
The Immigrant Outreach Unit
serves as a link between the NYPD and immigrant communities not
traditionally engaged with the Department.
Immigrant Outreach Unit Liaisons
-introduces the immigrant communities to available Department
programs and other services offered by other City agencies and
community based organizations.
-ensure access to resources, assist with translations and provide
other services as needed.
14-151 of the New York City Administrative Code
prohibits biased-based profiling and includes demographic
categories in addition to race, color, and national origin.
, Interpreter cards
reminds the public of the critical importance of being able to
communicate with members of the service and reminds them that
the Department is
equipped with tools to overcome miscommunication due to limited
English proficiency.
Language Initiative Program
A corps of interpreters who can be called upon to interpret or
translate foreign languages for investigative or other police
purposes. Interpreters from this program may be requested by
contacting the Operations Unit.
Language Line Service
A certified interpreter can be accessed twenty-four hours a
day/seven days a week via the Language Line Service on a
Department cellular telephone or the dual handset telephone
located in every precinct complaint room,
detective squad, police service area (PSA) and transit district
complaint room