Bill de Blasio: Not Asking People Documentation Status, That’s How We Actually Keep People Safe

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Know you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ O Donnell Priscilla Thompson ░░░░░░░░ Julia Ainsley And joining ░░░░░░░░ now is former New ░░░░░░░░ City mayor Bill De ░░░░░░░░ Mayor good to have ░░░░░░░░ here Lots of moving ░░░░░░░░ obviously on this issue ░░░░░░░░ immigration when you look ░░░░░░░░ the build up the ░░░░░░░░ up to these mass ░░░░░░░░ how should democratic local ░░░░░░░░ federal leaders meet this ░░░░░░░░ In effect And that ░░░░░░░░ in this equation I ░░░░░░░░ I think there s ░░░░░░░░ so much angst In ░░░░░░░░ certain quarters Obviously among ░░░░░░░░ There s almost been ░░░░░░░░ little amnesia Previous four ░░░░░░░░ Of New York City ░░░░░░░░ having to challenge Donald ░░░░░░░░ We went to court ░░░░░░░░ times We actually won ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis We ░░░░░░░░ the independent power as ░░░░░░░░ locality to govern our ░░░░░░░░ affairs Reality the Founders ░░░░░░░░ a country where a ░░░░░░░░ of the power devolved ░░░░░░░░ to states and localities ░░░░░░░░ did not want a ░░░░░░░░ government that controlled everything ░░░░░░░░ like New York that ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ ask documentation status in ░░░░░░░░ schools hospitals or with ░░░░░░░░ police force talking to ░░░░░░░░ out in the streets ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ documentation status because that ░░░░░░░░ how we actually keep ░░░░░░░░ safe Talk to NYPD ░░░░░░░░ and they ll tell ░░░░░░░░ once you start asking ░░░░░░░░ documentation status no one ░░░░░░░░ going to talk to ░░░░░░░░ if they happen to ░░░░░░░░ an undocumented status And ░░░░░░░░ means you can t ░░░░░░░░ the community.