Professor Gemma Solimene was quoted in an Observer article about President Trump’s immigration-related executive order.
Gemma Solimene, Fordham University Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Immigration and Legal Aid, said that while the executive order does not speak to naturalization applications, they should put pressure on the government “to do what’s right” if naturalization applications are being denied or not being processed. And she dismissed the claim that a small number of people have been affected by the executive order.
“I just encourage everyone to really look past that kind of information that is being given because even if it’s technically accurate that the percentage is small with respect to the millions of people who come in every day, no number is too small given what’s going on,” Solimene said.