‘It’s time for bold leadership:’ Reservist who just earned citizenship announces BP run
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Borough president candidate Cesar Vargas poses for a photo outside the St. George Ferry Terminal. (Courtesy: Vargas campaign/Bri Elledge)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Cesar Vargas came to this country with his family as a child, an undocumented immigrant. He just earned his citizenship earlier this month, and now he’s running to be Staten Island’s next borough president.
In a Wednesday interview with the Advance/SILive.com, Vargas, who arrived in the U.S. from Mexico when he was “five or six,” said that if elected he hopes to use his life experiences to better serve the people of Staten Island.