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Michael Blake: “We have to have increased legal protections... about 180,000…”

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 00:27

So first, we have to have increased legal protections, because what is happening consistently is that too many of our immigrant brothers and sisters are not having that protection. In the first place. You We have to have increased legal protections... about 180,000 [immigrants] are not having legal representation consistently. Second, we have to make sure that every time Donald Trump and the federal government come for us that we are serious in our attacks against them. (00:27–00:40)

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Asserts that approximately 180,000 immigrants lack consistent legal representation.

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