New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pardoned 18 illegal aliens who will now be able to remain in the United States and circumvent or defer deportation.
According to the New York Times, Cuomo pardoned the 18 illegal aliens to “free them from the threat of deportation or other immigration-related issues” with the governor even praising his decision in a Twitter post.
“While the federal government continues to target immigrants and threatens to tear families apart with deportation, these actions take a critical step toward a more just, more fair and more compassionate New York,” Cuomo said in the post, ignoring the impact illegal immigration has on America’s working and middle class.
