Blanket Statement Update

[Zam-Zam]

If you like broad, sweeping one-size-fits-all blanket statements, then you'll love this one from the Mayor of New York Eric Adams:

NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes immigrants as solution to lifeguard shortage because they are 'excellent swimmers'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested immigrants as a possible solution to the city's lifeguard shortage because, he said, they are "excellent swimmers."

Adams was asked at a briefing Tuesday whether lifeguard staffing at the city's pools and beaches would be an issue as Memorial Day approaches.

He responded by asking the reporter to imagine that the city could expedite work licenses for migrants and asylum-seekers for jobs that are in high demand.

"How do we have a large body of people that are in our city, and country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards — and the only obstacle is that we won’t give them the right to work to become a lifeguard?" Adams said.


Complete text: NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes immigrants as solution to lifeguard shortage because they are 'excellent swimmers' (yahoo.com)


Archie Bunker would have agreed.

 

[Sickofleft]

If you like broad, sweeping one-size-fits-all blanket statements, then you'll love this one from the Mayor of New York Eric Adams:

NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes immigrants as solution to lifeguard shortage because they are 'excellent swimmers'

New York City Mayor Eric Adams suggested immigrants as a possible solution to the city's lifeguard shortage because, he said, they are "excellent swimmers."

Adams was asked at a briefing Tuesday whether lifeguard staffing at the city's pools and beaches would be an issue as Memorial Day approaches.

He responded by asking the reporter to imagine that the city could expedite work licenses for migrants and asylum-seekers for jobs that are in high demand.

"How do we have a large body of people that are in our city, and country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards — and the only obstacle is that we won’t give them the right to work to become a lifeguard?" Adams said.


Complete text: NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposes immigrants as solution to lifeguard shortage because they are 'excellent swimmers' (yahoo.com)


Archie Bunker would have agreed.

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If he was a white Republican his career would have abruptly ended. In a nutshell he basically just said, "We need lifeguards, those wetbacks can swim get them to do it..."

You can't make this stuff up.

Drowning on a NY beach this summer? Don't worry someone from MS13 will be a long to save you...

 

[Zam-Zam]

If he was a white Republican his career would have abruptly ended. In a nutshell he basically just said, "We need lifeguards, those wetbacks can swim get them to do it..."

You can't make this stuff up.

Drowning on a NY beach this summer? Don't worry someone from MS13 will be a long to save you...

The media did seem to give Eric a pass on this bigoted statement...Note how little outrage it engendered here.

 

[EatTheRich]

Not sure where the bigotry or broad brush comes in. He said that there is a large body of people who are excellent swimmers who are denied the opportunity to save lives because of xenophobic restrictions. He did not say all undocumented immigrants were excellent swimmers. Presumably his statement referred to the large subset of that group that factually have the skills to do the job.