Zohran Mamdani: “Policies which have kept this city safe for decades…”

“Because we know that by the mere act of providing legal representation, that New Yorker's chance of going home to the family increases eleven fold. And by my defense, a defense that I will stand by of our sanctuary city policies, Policies which have kept this city safe for decades, policies that have been defended by Republicans and Democrats alike. And yet the same policies which we are willing to sacrifice at the altar of Donald Trump, all in the name of giving away everything that we are proud of, …” (22:47–22:55)

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