… Ellis, where you're like, oh, this is where people came in and started their life here. This statue out in the harbor whose name is Mother of Exiles. You know, They put this, like, copper plated up there to remind us, how lucky are you to live in this place that is gonna welcome people from all around the world. And even if you get, like, a fascist president trying to tell you it's zero sum, we still gotta say, no, it's New York fucking city. (07:59–08:09)
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Asserts that the copper plating on the statue is meant to remind people of New York's welcoming nature.
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