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Brandon Johnson: “The governor of Texas used [immigration] as a way to attack…”

Featuring: Brandon Johnson, Democratic | Mayor of Chicago | Illinois

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One-on-one with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson | Cap Times Idea Fest

Published | Video Starts at 17:14

It's another thing when you use, you know, this issue as a way to punish your political foes. And that's the part that I find to be ungodly and undemocratic. The governor of Texas used [immigration] as a way to attack cities. And to be more specific, he was sending them to cities that were not just run by democrats, but he was very intentional about cities that were run by people … (17:14–17:23)

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Asserts that the governor of Texas used immigration as a political tool against cities.

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