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Adrienne Adams: “We have to be more sensitive to people that are trying to…”

Featuring: Adrienne Adams, Democratic | Speaker of the New York City Council, Former Candidate, New York State Senate

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New York City Forum on Sanctuary City Laws and Immigrant Protections

Published | Video Starts at 21:11

I don't support the crackdown that's presently undergoing right now. Speaker ADAMS I can almost say that verbatim. Not the way that it's been handled. No. Okay. Speaker ADAMS how would you handle it? We have to be more sensitive to people that are trying to make a living in the city of New York. We cannot just take a broad brush and say, okay, we are going to smash their ways of making a living. That to me, is horrendous. (21:11–21:16)

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Asserts the need for sensitivity towards individuals earning a living in New York City.

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