Posted on 08/28/2023 5:18:36 PM PDT by xxqqzz
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Protests concerning the migrant crisis turned violent over the weekend outside Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side.
Groups on opposite sides of the issue clashed with some even throwing punches.
In all, five people were arrested, including the Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa.
Sliwa criticized Mayor Eric Adams, who earlier this summer said he would welcome a few families at Gracie Mansion if allowed.
"The next day he flipped his script and said he can't do that. Who told you you can't do that? You're the mayor," Sliwa said.
The crowd was in agreement that immigration laws exist for a reason and must be obeyed, and that President Joe Biden has left the back door and the front door open.
"This is not left or right politics. This is a crisis that we have on our hands. This is why we're here. To raise awareness," said protester Angel Perez.
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The crowd was in agreement that immigration laws exist for a reason and must be obeyed, and that President Joe Biden has left the back door and the front door open.
Amazing that Fox has a video of the violence including bleeped swearing.
Staten Island is the only enclave of conservative voters in the region.
Staten Island woman said to reporter: Antifa threatened to get us and attack us physically.
“Staten Island is the only enclave of conservative voters in the region.”
Long Island has conservative areas; at least, it used to. I haven’t been to Long Island in over 20 years.
They were on hand to cover an armed robbery though. Chicago news crew robbed at gunpoint while covering armed robbery.
Murder doesn't get them excited, apparently.
NYC is another country about which I could care less.
Unlike you, I don't care about NYC at all.
Good
"Island...schmiland".
To mark the event, Texas is sending 5 packed-out “migrant” (i.e., illegal alien) buses, one for each arrestee.
Any two dogs can be made to fight each other.
This is just the beginning. We are all going to see this first hand.
“Migrant crisis” my arse. A bigger fraud than the “climate crisis”. It’s time start locking up commie libs.
Why is it that we can get 300,000 together and leave the area cleaner than when we arrived, but idiot, commie, leftists cant get two dozen jokers in one place without violence erupting?
Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa was arrested.
Sliwa had criticized Mayor Eric Adams.
Adams said “he would welcome a few migrant families into Gracie Mansion..... if allowed.”
The next day Adams flipped his script and said he can’t do that.
“Who told you you can’t do that? You’re the mayor,” Sliwa said.
“But we just had the rugs cleaned.” Adams whined.
Uhappy with govt....insurrection, treason.
These governors and mayors are morons. It takes a special kind of stupid to be a democrat.
You should it is part of the United States.
Yup. Too many people think, “it can’t happen in my back yard.” This situation is a cancer, and it is spreading.
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