After all that work at taxpayer expense no less in federal court AGIANST INS? That dog don't hunt.
Illegal immigration wasn't the volatile issue then as it is now.
You have to understand the character of NYC to see why Rudy made the decision he did. I agree what Rudy did was flawed, but I doubt the illegals in NYC weren't hordes of Mexicans. We're talking Eastern Europeans, Russians, and Asians, who genuinely came to NYC to start a better life instead of being criminals, in the criminal-minded sense.