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Zohran Mamdani: Hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants arrived with stomachs aching from a famine manufactured by imperial cruelty.

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants arrived with stomachs aching from a famine manufactured by imperial cruelty.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Speaking about the legacy of immigrants in New York City.

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