From Fox News: As the New York City mayoral election quickly approaches and socialist Zohran Mamdani is heavily favored to win, New Yorkers are sounding off on the human toll that sanctuary policies have had on their city.
In a new investigative video released by The American Border Story (TABS), New Yorkers detailed their concerns about how the city’s migrant shelters and sanctuary policies had resulted in a surge in organized crime in their neighborhoods.
One New Yorker said the blame for the policies lies directly with the progressive Democratic city council.
“This is the worst city council I have ever seen in my life in New York City,” said Renee Collymore, a local organizer and Democrat.
Collymore slammed those who claim she is “anti-migrant.”
“How am I anti-migrant? My father’s from the West Indies. They make these claims because it’s not affecting them where they live. But people who live on Hall Street will tell you, they were terrorized,” she argued, adding, “This is unbelievable!”
“This council is a predominantly progressive, leftist, socialist council,” Collymore warned. “And when you have a one-sided council, you can’t get work done, because they believe that the middle of the road Democrats, the Democrats such as myself and my family, so many people in our district are traditional Democrats, they believe that we are the ones that are standing in the way of progress.”
She continued, “If you know that there’s gang activity and nothing is being done, shame on you. Because all that does is hurt the community. It puts people at risk. The sanctuary city law has to be overturned.”
Collymore said after a migrant shelter was opened in her community, Venezuelan gangs took over the streets and would even patrol the streets carrying metal pipes.
She said parents no longer felt safe to even take their children to public playgrounds, and there was a rise in sex trafficking crimes.
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a socialist and a Muslim who was born in Uganda, has vowed to keep New York City as a sanctuary city and has touted that he will resist the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
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