Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, an avowed socialist, has taken a typical left-wing stance by condemning ICE raids and arrests, and stating illegal aliens are our innocent neighbors.
In a new video, where he sounds and acts much like an attorney, Mandani is also advising illegal aliens they have constitutional rights, such as the right to remain silent. An ICE agent must have a judicial warrant to enter a home or business, he also advises.
“We can all stand up to ICE if you know your rights,” Mamdani, who doesn’t hold a law degree, states in the video that he posted to social media.
Mamdani further states that New York City, famous for a diverse culture in a city of 8 million, is home to 3 million “immigrants.” That description is an important one, since Mamdani and other Leftists make no distinction between legal immigrants and noncitizens, and also claim ICE agents are thuggish bullies acting illegally themselves.
Mamdani’s video published approximately a week after ICE agents, who had gathered near a federal building in Lower Manhattan for a raid, were surrounded by a mob of anti-ICE protesters.
Ira Mehlman, of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, or FAIR, says he was not surprised at Mamdani’s video to illegal immigrants.
“This is what he campaigned on,” Mehlman advises. “This is something that he has stood for ever since he's been in public life. He is an open-borders guy.”
Going back to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, Mehlman says the socialist promised “free stuff” to New Yorkers, including the illegal aliens, even though the city’s government is projected to endure billions of dollars in budget deficits by 2027.
“But that's what the people of New York voted for,” Mehlman observes. “They elected him, and they're going to have to live with the consequences."
