Zohran Mamdani: “In the 1960s and 70s, Dominicans came here by the thousands.”

“He was from Santo Domingo and he was the first non indigenous person to ever call this place home. Since then, Dominicans have worked tirelessly to help build this city into what it is now. In the 1960s and 70s, Dominicans came here by the thousands. They came after a dictatorship fell and they came looking for opportunity and eager to work in garment factories, on assembly lines, in kitchens and in stock rooms.” (18:46–18:51)

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