Posted on 08/29/2023 2:17:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., is calling for Staten Island to break away from the rest of New York City over Democrat Mayor Eric Adams’ handling of the migrant crisis.
“What we’re simply asking is, for common sense. We want the mayor to end this. Stop doing what you’re doing and listen. Secure the damn border. We do not have a border. We do not have a nation,” Malliotakis said during a protest at a former Catholic school turned migrant shelter in the borough.
“If you’re not going to do your job, mayor, then let Staten Island secede.”
The call was met with cheers and applause from the hundreds of attendees. Staten Island makes up a large part of Malliotakis’ district, which also includes part of Brooklyn. It’s a district that mostly voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 despite New York City’s blue stronghold status. …
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Nicole, fyi, 180 MEN got behind a wall down in San Antonio and died for their freedom from tyranny!
That’s passive stymieing, in that case.
Staten Island should join Florida, like the rest of New York
has been proposed several times
but
i don’t think it will happen anytime soon

2020 Election
They are in a good position to do so.
Wonder what the other four boroughs would look like if fraud and gerrymandering were removed.
It’s interesting that little blocs near bodies of water voted red. Maybe their air was cleaner and their health better?
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