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Brad Lander: “If you deport the people that are construction labor, then…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander Discusses Congestion Pricing, Ethics Reform, and Housing Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 10:42

And again, that 61 billion I mentioned, that's the money that other people are earning in wages or, you know, selling people services. Doesn't that also affect the national economy as well? Well, and inflation also. If you deport the people that are construction labor, then the cost of housing is going to go up. If you deport agricultural workers, the cost of food is going to go up. So if the purpose here was to get the cost of living down, this is doing exactly the opposite. (10:42–10:48)

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Asserts that deporting construction laborers will increase housing costs.

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