ICYMI: John Mannion blasts ‘ignorance’ of Republicans concerned about migrant buses

In case you missed it…extreme Democrat John Mannion, who is running in NY-22, was caught privately blasting Republicans as “ignorant” because they were concerned about migrant buses.

REMINDER: Nearly 4 in 5 New Yorkers, not just Republicans, think the migrant crisis is a “serious problem.” 

In case you missed it…

NY Dem privately blasts ‘ignorance’ of Republicans concerned about migrant buses in leaked video 
Fox News
Thomas Phippen 
09/23/2023
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ny-dem-privately-blasts-ignorance-republicans-concerned-migrant-buses-leaked-video

A New York state senator and Democratic candidate for the U.S. House chastised Republicans who are “fearful that buses of migrants” will affect their communities despite previously calling the sheltering of migrants outside of Manhattan “not fair” to local communities.

State Sen. John Mannion, who is running for one of the most closely-watched House races in 2024, discussed “the migrant issue” on a Sept. 14 Zoom call with local Democratic candidates. He appeared to indicate immigration and the influx of illegal aliens into the state was a political weak spot for Democrats that Republicans would exploit….

In a May statement, Mannion called New York City’s bussing of migrants to suburban and rural communities a “policy failure” and said it was unfair to his constituents.

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Since May, when Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency due to the migrant crisis, various central and upstate municipalities have balked at efforts to house migrants within their jurisdictions. 

Onondaga County was one of several jurisdictions to receive a restraining order against the state, and, in June, New York City countersued the county — along with over two dozen other cities and counties — because they “sought to wall off their borders” amid a “humanitarian crisis.” 

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