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Michael Blake: “We have to remain a sanctuary city.”

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

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Michael Blake Discusses Mayoral Campaign and Challenges Against Andrew Cuomo

Published | Video Starts at 18:06

But if a citywide elected official who has been there several times could get treated like that, what do you think is happening for the person, they don't know when the camera's not around. Right, Right. And so that's why I said We have to remain a sanctuary city. We have to ban ICE from our schools, our places of worship, and our community centers. We have to be very thoughtfully intentional of sending a different message, that it doesn't matter about a campaign. (18:06–18:09)

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Asserts that the city must continue to be a sanctuary city.

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