Hakeem Jeffries

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Well, I definitely think that People feeling safe and secure in their community shouldn't be an ideological issue. It's the reality of how real Americans think about their life. Listen, I grew up in central Brooklyn, Crown Heights, went to church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, came of age in the mid to late 80s into the early 90s, golden era of hip hop music, but also

Well, I definitely think that People feeling safe and secure in their community shouldn't be an ideological issue. It's the reality of how real Americans think about their life. Listen, I grew up in central Brooklyn, Crown Heights, went to church in Bedford-Stuyvesant, came of age in the mid to late 80s into the early 90s, golden era of hip hop music, but also

In the midst of the crack cocaine epidemic, the streets were hot. It was violent. You're talking about 2,000 plus homicides. And you never knew when you left your home or left school or left church or left work whether you'd get struck down by a bullet as a result of some gang turf war that was taking place.

In the midst of the crack cocaine epidemic, the streets were hot. It was violent. You're talking about 2,000 plus homicides. And you never knew when you left your home or left school or left church or left work whether you'd get struck down by a bullet as a result of some gang turf war that was taking place.

And every single person in those predominantly black communities that I grew up in cared about public safety. And nothing has changed. And so, of course, that has to be a foundational principle that we're committed to keeping communities safe. And there's got to be some semblance of order, of course, in the context of what we're dealing with right now, order at the border.

And every single person in those predominantly black communities that I grew up in cared about public safety. And nothing has changed. And so, of course, that has to be a foundational principle that we're committed to keeping communities safe. And there's got to be some semblance of order, of course, in the context of what we're dealing with right now, order at the border.

But at the same period of time, also make clear that dreamers add amazing value to our communities. Farm workers add amazing value to our country and our communities. Why are we breaking up families when we should actually be going after violent felons? And that's what we're going to hold the administration to account. as it relates to some of the activity that we're seeing.

But at the same period of time, also make clear that dreamers add amazing value to our communities. Farm workers add amazing value to our country and our communities. Why are we breaking up families when we should actually be going after violent felons? And that's what we're going to hold the administration to account. as it relates to some of the activity that we're seeing.

There's work to be done as it relates to making sure the American people understand we're committed to securing the border and we're committed to fixing our broken immigration system. But we need to do it right in a bipartisan way. We also are committed to a criminal justice system that doesn't just lock people up, that has unleashed mass incarceration on the American people. And that's hurt.

There's work to be done as it relates to making sure the American people understand we're committed to securing the border and we're committed to fixing our broken immigration system. But we need to do it right in a bipartisan way. We also are committed to a criminal justice system that doesn't just lock people up, that has unleashed mass incarceration on the American people. And that's hurt.

Communities of color, Black and Latino communities, poor white communities who have been swept up into the failed war on drugs and mass incarceration. And by the way, John, during the first Trump administration, I worked with Doug Collins. who is now a member of the Trump cabinet. Georgia. From Georgia.

Communities of color, Black and Latino communities, poor white communities who have been swept up into the failed war on drugs and mass incarceration. And by the way, John, during the first Trump administration, I worked with Doug Collins. who is now a member of the Trump cabinet. Georgia. From Georgia.

VA secretary. Yeah. I think, you know, you'll probably be interacting with him a lot and you may disagree with him on some issues, but he's a very thoughtful individual in my experience. I worked with him on criminal justice reform. We passed the First Step Act. It brought together the left and the right, progressives and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, the NAACP and the Koch brothers,