Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella led a group on Saturday that opposes relaxing vaccination rules for child immigrants.
As New York City public schools begin this week, thousands of migrant children seeking asylum will be attending classes.
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella worries that could place the health of the other children at risk. Fossella says that although the policy exception is in place to make life and entry into the school system easier for migrants, it is risky and hypocritical.
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