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Eric Adams: “I couldn't even allow them to work. The federal law said…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Podcast with Mayor Eric Adams on Migrant Crisis, Public Safety, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 32:09

You're paying for them. Very reasonable. Right? So what people didn't understand, I couldn't stop the buses from coming in. The federal law said, you can, Eric. I couldn't even allow them to work. The federal law said, you can't even allow them to work. And a group of migrants and asylum seekers came to me and said, listen, we want to contribute to the city. Let us remove graffiti, let us clean the streets, give us a stipend. (32:09–32:15)

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