Tom Suozzi
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And so a lot of this is going to be how they implement it and what they do and what, you know, what can they do under existing law, you know, that this is just a repeat of. So I think it was very important for us to say that we are on board with the idea of securing our border, of making our country safer. And, you know, we are behind on this issue.
And so a lot of this is going to be how they implement it and what they do and what, you know, what can they do under existing law, you know, that this is just a repeat of. So I think it was very important for us to say that we are on board with the idea of securing our border, of making our country safer. And, you know, we are behind on this issue.
And listen, we've been fighting this for 30 years and we still haven't protected the Dreamers completely. and we still haven't protected the TPS recipients, temporary protected status. People that we invited to America after an earthquake or a war or a famine and said, come to America, you'll be safe here.
And listen, we've been fighting this for 30 years and we still haven't protected the Dreamers completely. and we still haven't protected the TPS recipients, temporary protected status. People that we invited to America after an earthquake or a war or a famine and said, come to America, you'll be safe here.
And listen, we've been fighting this for 30 years and we still haven't protected the Dreamers completely. and we still haven't protected the TPS recipients, temporary protected status. People that we invited to America after an earthquake or a war or a famine and said, come to America, you'll be safe here.
They've been here for 20 or 30 years, a lot of these folks, and they still don't have any sort of status. And farm workers, 50% of our farm workers in America are probably undocumented, meatpacking plants. So when I talk about immigration, what I wanna get to is I wanna secure the border, I want to fix the broken asylum system. And I'd like to talk about that if you have time to talk about that.
They've been here for 20 or 30 years, a lot of these folks, and they still don't have any sort of status. And farm workers, 50% of our farm workers in America are probably undocumented, meatpacking plants. So when I talk about immigration, what I wanna get to is I wanna secure the border, I want to fix the broken asylum system. And I'd like to talk about that if you have time to talk about that.
They've been here for 20 or 30 years, a lot of these folks, and they still don't have any sort of status. And farm workers, 50% of our farm workers in America are probably undocumented, meatpacking plants. So when I talk about immigration, what I wanna get to is I wanna secure the border, I want to fix the broken asylum system. And I'd like to talk about that if you have time to talk about that.
And I'd like to save these dreamers, kids, you know, that have been here 20, 30 years that are now young adults that are either working, going to college or join the military and give them status here in America. So they have to stop working, looking over their shoulder, let them travel freely, let them work and pay taxes. Same thing with TPS.
And I'd like to save these dreamers, kids, you know, that have been here 20, 30 years that are now young adults that are either working, going to college or join the military and give them status here in America. So they have to stop working, looking over their shoulder, let them travel freely, let them work and pay taxes. Same thing with TPS.
And I'd like to save these dreamers, kids, you know, that have been here 20, 30 years that are now young adults that are either working, going to college or join the military and give them status here in America. So they have to stop working, looking over their shoulder, let them travel freely, let them work and pay taxes. Same thing with TPS.
So we have to do all three, secure the border, fix asylum, and treat people like human beings and address some of these longstanding issues. So can I talk about asylum?
So we have to do all three, secure the border, fix asylum, and treat people like human beings and address some of these longstanding issues. So can I talk about asylum?
So we have to do all three, secure the border, fix asylum, and treat people like human beings and address some of these longstanding issues. So can I talk about asylum?
Okay, so the asylum law was first passed in 1980. Now, I'm 62 years old. So in the 1980s, we loved asylum. It was the Soviet, a Soviet... someone from the Soviet Union defecting to America. There was a movie with Robin Williams called Moscow on the Hudson. And it was like when someone defected from the Soviet Union, we're like, yes, asylum, come to America. We're better. They're the bad guys.
Okay, so the asylum law was first passed in 1980. Now, I'm 62 years old. So in the 1980s, we loved asylum. It was the Soviet, a Soviet... someone from the Soviet Union defecting to America. There was a movie with Robin Williams called Moscow on the Hudson. And it was like when someone defected from the Soviet Union, we're like, yes, asylum, come to America. We're better. They're the bad guys.
Okay, so the asylum law was first passed in 1980. Now, I'm 62 years old. So in the 1980s, we loved asylum. It was the Soviet, a Soviet... someone from the Soviet Union defecting to America. There was a movie with Robin Williams called Moscow on the Hudson. And it was like when someone defected from the Soviet Union, we're like, yes, asylum, come to America. We're better. They're the bad guys.
We're the good guys. Come here. It's wonderful. We love asylum. You know, people defecting from Cuba. We loved asylum.
We're the good guys. Come here. It's wonderful. We love asylum. You know, people defecting from Cuba. We loved asylum.
We're the good guys. Come here. It's wonderful. We love asylum. You know, people defecting from Cuba. We loved asylum.