During the recent presidential campaign, Mr. Trump was blasted by his opponents for having “New York values”.
As a person who grew up in New York (Brooklyn and Manhattan) I’m here to tell you that Mr. Trump does not represent any real New York values.
New York was the port of entry for the vast majority of immigrants to our country. As a regular rider of the IRT (subway) I stood beside people from every continent and island on the planet. The contributions of these diverse masses to our country’s cuisine and culture were present on every corner. And many of those immigrants and refugees moved out from the barrios and ghettos to form our great and (once) growing middle class.
If Mr. Trump really had New York values he would put his anti-immigrant edicts back in the trash where they belong.