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Michael Blake: “Sending NYPD to terrorize students on campuses is wrong.”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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New York City Forum on Sanctuary City Laws and Immigrant Protections

Published | Video Starts at 13:10

Following up on that, what can the mayor be doing to better protect immigrant students who have been targeted for their activism who live in New York City? Well, I think this is one area where I am different from our colleagues here. Sending NYPD to terrorize students on campuses is wrong. and we got to be clear about that. There's a difference between people being safe and actually feeling secure. (13:10–13:15)

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Asserts that deploying NYPD to intimidate students on campuses is inappropriate.

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