Zohran Mamdani: “I commit to hiring 200 lawyers so our law department can…”

“One that looks at this city and the 40% of its residents who were born outside of this country as just as New York as anyone else. And one that commits I commit to hiring 200 lawyers so our law department can return to pre-pandemic levels. One that ensures we increase legal representation of immigrant New Yorkers who are under attack.” (12:34–12:43)

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