A little shy and incredibly tenacious, he had landed one of the hardest summer jobs for New York City teens. Half of all New York City youth have at least one immigrant parent. Across the nation, and even here in New York City, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained high school students. If we want New York to remain a city of promise, we must double down on long-term investments in immigrant youth. Because when immigrant youth thrive, all of New York City thrives, and so does its future.