Brad Lander: “40% of New Yorkers were born somewhere outside of the United…”

“So that was number one, that was the first thing that bothered. Number two is setting native New Yorkers against immigrants. I mean, this city is so, you know, 40% of New Yorkers were born somewhere outside of the United States. 50% live in mixed status households. from all over the world, from Asia, from the Caribbean, from Africa, from Latin America. You know, I'm a proud Jewish New Yorker.” (04:16–04:23)

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