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Zohran Mamdani: And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but…

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
And yet today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Mamdani on asylum seekers and leadership.

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