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Jim Walden: “We are wasting billions of dollars [keeping families in…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

The Miller Report Interview with New York Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published April 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:55

We shouldn't be keeping them in these hotels. It is an utter waste of money. We are wasting billions of dollars [keeping families in hotels]. Debit cards. Oh, my God. So what should happen is we should have had collections of migrant communities in places that are safe, that are open air. (05:55–05:58)

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