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Eric Adams: “How do you properly allow people in the country with a…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Interview with Mayor Eric Adams on Indictment and Immigration Challenges in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 18:58

You know, this is a country of immigrants. That's who we are. Build our bridges, our roadways from early Irish or early Italians and so on and so forth. So the issue is, How do you properly allow people in the country with a secure border and know what their destiny is when they get here? That is what we don't have right now. This is a free for all, and it's the wrong thing to do, I got to admit. I'll just admit it. Yes. (18:58–19:09)

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Asserts that the U.S. currently lacks a system to allow people into the country securely and with a clear plan for their future.

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