Jessica Ramos: “As the city of New York, as the mayor of the city of New…”

“People are fleeing floods, people are fleeing droughts, people are fleeing warfare, People are fleeing all sorts of things that unless we do something about them, those conditions will only be exacerbated and lead to more migrant influxes. So As the city of New York, as the mayor of the city of New York, wouldn't I have the responsibility to put systems in place so that if and when that happens, we are able to cope in a much more streamlined way? And this is actually one of the many reasons I loved Fiorello laguardia. I think he profoundly understood this. As the son of immigrants, I don't know that many of my future predecessors understood that.” (32:45–33:02)

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