Mayoral candidates discuss Immigration Policy during local forum
Candidates running for NYC Mayor highlighted their plans for immigration policy and its proposed effects on these communities on April 16 during the hybrid forum hosted by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (CUNY SLU), which was co-sponsored by the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC).
The forum was held from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The Democratic candidates in attendance were NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYS Senator Zellnor Myrie (20th District), Zohran Mamdani, and Michael Blake. NYC Mayor Eric Adams, former NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo, NYS Senator Jessica Ramos (13th District), Whitney Tilson, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, and Independent candidate Jim Walden did not show up.
The candidates first discussed how they would evaluate the current state of the city’s sanctuary laws given the Trump administration’s nature and whether they would make any changes to them.
Former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District), who is the son of Jamaican immigrants, said, “ICE has no business here, whether it be at Rikers, whether our places of worship, whether we have schools. We are a sanctuary city; we will continue to be a sanctuary city. We will make sure that our communities are protected in every possible way. All of us are intertwined at this moment.”
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