In a controversial reaction to recent ICE raids in New York, Comptroller Brad Lander criticized the federal government's actions, expressing concern that they do not protect local communities. This sparked debate on whether the ICE's focus on violent gang members, like those from the Tren de Aragua, is appropriate. The piece contends that some responses from public figures suggest a misunderstanding of the implications of these raids, while contrasting Lander's sentiments with public opinion that supports addressing violent criminal immigrants, regardless of their background.
To watch as the federal government is starting to gin up these mass deportation raids, and our city is not standing up for our people, it's heartbreaking.
We have decided . . . to demonize a certain type of immigrant . . . either from Central America or Mexico. They are brown.
Similarities to what happened in [Nazi] Germany and what's happening now in America are just undeniable.
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