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Eric Adams: “If you're in this city and you are paying taxes, you buy a…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Interview with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Immigration and Public Safety Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 03:51

Sanctuary city is totally different from a man made crisis that we saw. This is what sanctuary city states. If you're in this city and you are paying taxes, you buy a loaf of bread, you pay taxes, those are your tax dollars. You have a right to the services of the city. You have a right to the police officers. You should not be fearful to put your children in school and get health care. That's what a sanctuary city is. (03:51–04:03)

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Asserts that tax-paying residents of New York City have a right to city services.

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