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Jim Walden: “When a mother takes her kids to get benefits because she's…”

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

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The Miller Report Interview with New York Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published | Video Starts at 07:16

So you think we should no longer be sanctuary? I think that there should be a form of sanctuary city where. I'll give you an example. I don't think it's good policy at all. When a mother takes her kids to get benefits because she's here illegally and she's got to feed them, that the first thing that we do is turn around and tell [ICE], hey, here, a mom and her kids that are here illegally, I think that's bad policy. So I would, if it were me, if I was drafting the law myself, I would limit it to certain situations. Limited or take it away. Limit it. (07:16–07:29)

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Asserts that reporting undocumented immigrants seeking benefits to ICE is bad policy.

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