New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a powerful speech on July 4, 2026, on the occasion of America's 250th birthday, addressing the burning issue of migration, weaving in his story of coming to the US as well. "The city I see today looks very different than the one that greeted George Washington. In July of 1776, our city simmered under the yoke of oppression. The British had imposed a colonial rule so repressive that 250 years ago, 80 miles south, a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed their names on a document declaring truths that feel self-evident now, but were revolutionary then, establishing the ideals our nation still strives to fulfill," he said.
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