Zohran Mamdani: “I lead a city where of 8.5 million people, more than 3…”

“I think that what we've found from the republican administration has been a desire to make any and all immigration illegal. And I sit before you as one of the first immigrant mayors of our city in generations. I lead a city where of 8.5 million people, more than 3 million, are immigrants. And so when we're talking about legitimate claims to asylum, I think that those should be honored. When we're talking about immigration enforcement, I think that it should be humane.” (31:45–31:50)

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