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Zohran Mamdani: “Eight and a half million people call this city home. More…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 08:54

And here in New York City, immigrants are not a fantasy or a notion or a fear. We are a part of this city. Eight and a half million people call this city home. More than 3 million are immigrants. I'm one of them. I'm one of the first immigrant mayors in generations in our city. But I'm not the first. There have been many before. (08:54–08:59)

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