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Brad Lander: “Of the 8 million New Yorkers, 40% are immigrants, 50% live…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander Advocates for Immigrant Rights Amidst ICE Detention Controversy in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 06:32

… to make sure that the constitutional protections, the due process, the rule of law that all of us depend on is not ripped away. I just think it's worth Remembering Of the 8 million New Yorkers, 40% are immigrants, 50% live in mixed status households, including a million kids. So that's a big responsibility for all of us to make sure that the rights of New Yorkers are protected. Thank you. All right. We're going to come talk. (06:32–06:41)

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Asserts demographic statistics about New York's immigrant population and mixed-status households.

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