Brad Lander: “Half of New Yorkers live in a mixed status household. 40%…”

“I mean, let's be clear. What the President is doing is trying to stoke fear in the part of immigrant families. And New York. Half of New Yorkers live in a mixed status household. 40% are immigrants. So including A million children. And then I believe that Trump and ICE are trying to provoke conflict. So what the city should be doing is protecting nonviolent protests, but also helping to de escalate, keep things calm.” (02:13–02:18)

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