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Andrew Cuomo: “We have a sanctuary city law, which I would uphold and fight…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Announcement by Fmr Gov. and NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Cuomo

Published | Video Starts at 43:18

What can you really do specifically to defend families of members who are non female, who are abiding by the law? Yeah, this is. Well, this is case in point. When. It comes to immigration. We have a sanctuary city law, which I would uphold and fight for, by the way. I passed. The state has a sanctuary state law, which I did by executive order. So state sanctuary city policy. State sanctuary law, New York City, sanctuary city policy. I would enforce them 100%. I do believe Mayor Adams has compromised his position. (43:18–43:31)

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Asserts that New York has a sanctuary city law and a state sanctuary law passed by executive order.

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