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  • 6 days ago
At a town hall event in Brooklyn, New York, NYC Mayor Eric Adams was asked about sanctuary city policy.
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00:00So, Tommy, just take the address. I'm going to take a trip over there and let me see exactly what's going on over there.
00:06In my opinion, it's more of a supervision type of thing.
00:11Supervisor would come and check, because I work for housing myself for 24 years.
00:17And it's more of a supervisor type of situation.
00:20Supervisor would come and check, you know, it wouldn't happen.
00:23Right. So let me, I'm going to do, if I can get you a number, I'm going to do,
00:30a unadvertised, you know, not let anyone know.
00:35And I'm going to call you up and I'm going to come and just walk through with me.
00:37Let me see exactly what's going on over there. All right.
00:40Tommy's going to get your information and we're coordinated, you know, over the weekend.
00:46Okay. Thank you.
00:48Hold on. Is it connected to this? I want to know how to finish your question.
00:52Then we come to you. Okay. I'm going to come to you. Let's finish your question. Okay.
00:56Yes, ma'am. Go to your number two.
00:58Okay.
01:00I voted for you the last election.
01:02You're a smart woman.
01:03I'm buttering you up for this one.
01:06Can you promise that New York...
01:09Talking to the mic so the people across can hear you.
01:11Can you promise that New York City will continue to maintain its status as a sanctuary city when you return as mayor?
01:22This is yes or no.
01:23Yeah, 100%. 100%.
01:26And so, folks, let's understand what sanctuary city is because people have been throwing that terminology around.
01:32So I want you to really understand what it is.
01:35It's not a law.
01:36It's not a law.
01:37It's a concept that states if you are in New York, you have a right to receive the services of New York.
01:47So if you walk in the store and you buy a bottle of water, right, you pay taxes for that.
01:53Those taxes go through, go to the delivery of your services.
01:58It goes to the Department of Education, the Fire Department, the police, all the things that go with those taxes you have a right to.
02:05So a person who's paying taxes, we're not doing them a favor by saying you have a right to the services.
02:12They're doing us a favor by paying their taxes.
02:15And so in New York City, it doesn't matter if you're documented or undocumented.
02:20If you need the police, you call the police.
02:23They're not going to ask you for your documentation status.
02:25If you need to go to the hospital, you go to the hospital.
02:28If you have a child, that child can educate in the school.
02:31That's what sanctuary city means, that you are entitled to all the services of this city while you're in the city, regardless of your documentation.
02:41When you walk into a store to buy a loaf of bread, no one is saying, let me see your papers.
02:46You know, they've taken the dollars that's attached to it.
02:49So we will always be a city that you can get your services without having to worry about your status.
02:58Now, with that said, if you are coming here like this Venezuelan gang and you are robbing, shooting, forcing women into prostitution, carrying guns, shooting at police officers, you need to get the hell out of here.
03:12You know, I want to be clear on that.
03:14You know, this is not a safe haven for criminal behavior.
03:18It's a safe haven for all that would like to experience the American dream because our immigrant community has played a vital role in this city throughout generations, throughout generations.
03:32And so those who want to come here and say we want to provide and work for the city and move up through the city and be part of the dream, you're more than welcome.
03:42We're not going to stop you from doing so.
03:45But those who want to harm New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers, that Venezuelan gang we took down, 27 gang members, they were taking the documents of women and forcing them into prostitution.
03:57We can't cuddle them.
03:59And we can't say they can stay here because they can't.
04:01I don't want them here.
04:04There was somebody over here that someone's coming to.
04:06Yes, ma'am.
04:06Yes, okay.

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