Discussion on Undocumented Migrants in NYC

You are?

Yes.

What are you set up about?

I live in New York City, and it is

bad. It's bad-

The way ICE is treating people?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Don't you think the undocumented deserve a place to stay here?

This country was built on, on undocumented people-

Absolutely

... from other countries. I mean, that's the whole reason of the United

States.

Absolutely.

We actually have two undocumented migrants with us today.

Hola, como esta, senorita.

Oh, hello.

We-

Hola

... are trying to find a place for them to

stay. They have no homes.

There are detainers out for their arrests. A couple of charges, nothing big.

But we're hoping that people like yourself, nice,

liberal women who are anti-ICE... We're, well, we're not asking for money.

No.

We're asking people to house them.

I'll take the money, ma'am.

Oh, I live in New York City.

I'll take the money, ma'am.

Oh, you got it.

Gracias.

Absolutely. Let me get one for you, too.

I think you-

Gracias.

Yeah, get a burger.

Gracias. All right, gracias.

Uh, yeah.

Mijo.

Yeah.

Could they, could they come home with you?

To New York City?

Yeah.

I'm sorry. I, my apartment's so small.

Well, he has a sleeping bag. He doesn't need much space. He could.

Like, would you be willing just to take her

then?

Yeah. Yeah.

I wish I could, honestly, but there are so many in New York City

that I probably should... If I could, I would take them in.

Well, you could take at least one in, one illegal alien in New York City.

You could take one of them.

I, um,

I'm, I'm also a therapist, and I work from home.

And while they're awaiting some other type of process-

Right

... they should be allowed to stay here.

Absolutely. Yep.

Okay. I have two undocumented migrants with me

right now.

Uh, this is Francisco.

And if these people have not committed a crime-

Well, we don't know, because they're illegal. We,

we don't know.

Hola, como esta.

Honestly, they can find out.

Hola.

We're asking people that agree with the things

that we've talked about, they

deserve a place to stay while awaiting processing.

I do agree.

Can... You do agree?

Yes.

Will they be able to come home with you guys so they can have a place to

stay?

No.

I only have a one-bedroom little condo with one bath-

That's perfecto. Bedroom, living room.

No, I... We, we have company in, for a while, and they're sleeping in

the living room.

I can cuddle and share. Keep each other warm.

Well, how about your friend? Do you have space for them?

No, I live in Ohio, so no.

Oh, I will sponsor their flights.

Oh.

And you can-

I live in Ohio.

I love Cincinnati. Senorita.

We're, we're, like, on a vacation right now.

Oh, perfect, so your space is, is empty.

No. No, we're not gonna do that.

Why not?

Better than this street, ma'am.

They deserve a place to stay.

I, I'm agreeing with you, but I'm probably not gonna do that.

Why not?

Because I wouldn't do it for any stranger.

I don't care if they're a US citizen, immigrant.

I'm not gonna, like, just have somebody come into my house

that I have no idea who

they are.

So why would you be okay with illegal aliens coming across the border

and staying in our country when we don't know who they are?