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NYC Council Speaker: Trump's plans could cripple economy
Published July 13, 2016
FILE - In this June 6, 2016 file photo, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, with City Councilman Carlos Menchaca, left, speaks at a news conference outside Trump Tower in New York. Donald Trump’s lightning-rod proposals to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States could cost New York state more than $800 million and New York City more 340,000 jobs, according to an analysis by Mark-Viverito. She is expected to unveil the findings in a speech Wednesday, July 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file) (The Associated Press)
An analysis by the New York City Council finds that Donald Trump's lightning-rod proposals to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims could hurt the local economy.
The analysis finds that the proposals could cost New York state more than $800 million and New York City more 340,000 jobs.
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is expected to unveil the findings on Wednesday and say that "the city's economy would shrink because of Donald Trump." Mark-Viverito is a Democrat who supports Hillary Clinton.
She also is slated to blast the presumptive Republican nominee's immigration plans "as racist fear-mongering proposals."
A copy of Mark-Viverito's remarks was provided to The Associated Press in advance of her speech.
A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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