It's hard not to get a little childlike and romantic about the city and just knowing that you're walking by buildings or islands or immigration facilities like 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. (07:55–07:59)
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