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JD Vance's immigration policy based on his viewing of 2002's "Gangs of New York"

Ellsworth Toohey

Aug 16, 2024
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I thought Gangs of New York was a fantastic fantasy movie, but only a weird incel type would make it the basis of an immigration policy.

JD Vance told a reporter at a press conference today,

Has anybody seen the movie Gangs of New York? That is what I'm talking about, with these ethnic enclaves in our country, it…

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