But if two thirds of the people in New York wouldn't qualify, would they really be sent back under the law? They would be, but because we don't have enough lawyers and judges to do The adjudication is taking two, three, sometimes up to five years to resolve. whereas the bill would have mandated that that be resolved within three, three to six months. And that would have been so much more efficient. (01:44–01:59)
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