So this bipartisan bill would have fixed a number of those things. It would have had emergency surge of lawyers and judges so they could assess whether they qualify. About two thirds of New York would not qualify [for asylum]. They'd be sent home. And the second thing it would do would give the ability to issue emergency work authorizations, which our governor would love to do, because we have about 200,000 open jobs in New York. (01:24–01:27)
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