Editing Rudy Giuliani (section)

=== City services ===
The Giuliani administration advocated the privatization of the city's public schools, which he called "dysfunctional", and the reduction of state funding for them. He advocated a [[school voucher|voucher]]-based system to promote private schooling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Education.htm |title=Rudy Giuliani on Education |publisher=On The Issues |access-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029120651/http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Education.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Giuliani supported protection for [[illegal immigration|illegal immigrants]]. He continued a policy of preventing city employees from contacting the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]] about immigration violations, on the grounds that illegal aliens should be able to take actions such as sending their children to school or reporting crimes to the police without fear of [[deportation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-05-immigrants-nyc_N.htm |title=Officials: Let illegal immigrants report crimes |work=[[USA Today]] |date=December 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210021156/https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-05-immigrants-nyc_N.htm |archive-date=February 10, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2023 }}</ref>

During his mayoralty, gay and [[lesbian]] New Yorkers received [[domestic partner]]ship rights. Giuliani induced the city's Democratic-controlled New York City Council, which had avoided the issue for years, to pass legislation providing broad protection for [[same-sex partner]]s. In 1998, he codified local law by granting all city employees equal benefits for their domestic partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.salon.com/2004/02/27/giuliani_59/ |title=What will Rudy say to his gay friends? |date=February 26, 2004 |work=[[Salon.com]] |first=Eric |last=Boehlert |author-link=Eric Boehlert |via=isebrand.com |access-date=May 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502061244/http://www.isebrand.com/article_Rudy%27s_gay_friends.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref>