New York, like much of the country, is beleaguered by migrants who have stolen into the nation illegally. New York City is shelling out tens of billions of dollars to address the problem — an imported problem that has overloaded its shelters, displaced citizen students, brought back once-eradicated diseases, driven its Democratic mayor well past the point of desperation, and put poor New Yorkers both out in the cold and at the back of the line.

Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke, a radical leftist congresswoman running for re-election this year in New York's 9th District, made clear in an undated video that went viral this week that this avoidable crisis is not all for naught. Rather, she regards it as a good thing for the right people.

"I'm from Brooklyn, New York. We have a diaspora that can absorb a significant number of these migrants," said Clarke, who has served on the House Committee on Homeland Security. "When I hear colleagues talk about, you know, the doors of the inn being closed — ah, no room at the inn — I'm saying I need more people in my district just for redistricting purposes."

Democrats have been fighting for years to redraw New York's congressional map to ensure Republicans no longer have a chance in two to six swing districts from Long Island to Syracuse. The New York Times noted that the New York Court of Appeals' (the state's highest court) controversial ruling last month may ultimately flip the House in Democrats' favor. More bodies will help in that regard.

"And those members could clearly fit here," added Clarke, referencing illegal aliens.

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Conservatives and Republicans have suggested that Clarke's shocking admission amounts to confirmation that the border crisis is intentional — that Democrats' aim has, all along, been to import new voting blocs.

"Here's the big scam nobody is talking about," wrote Vickie Paladino, a Republican New York City councilwoman whose district is directly impacted by the migrant influx celebrated by Clarke. "Congressional seats are allocated by population. Higher population states get more congressional seats, and therefore more political power in Washington."

"Blue states have been LOSING seats as people flee progressive policies," continued Paladino. "We're set to possibly lose THREE seats by 2030 in NY. These allocations are determined by census-calculated raw population, including illegals. See how it works?"

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data showing nearly 1.4 million residents fled California and New York in 2022 alone.

Paladino underscored that open borders and the ongoing invasion by foreign nationals serve to "bolster blue state power."

"Remember, everything the left does is a power play," added the councilwoman. "They'll plunge our cities and our nation into abject chaos if it means four or five more blue congressional seats."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to the video, writing, "These Democrats are looking out for themselves, not for America."

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) insinuated Clarke's statement served tosubstantiate the "replacement theory," which holds that leftist elites seek to replace increasingly unsympathetic citizen populations with foreign nationals in hopes of cementing their hold on power, not only in political institutions but in cultural institutions as well.

Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, tweeted, "We need more people to come to America illegally - so I can keep my job in Congress. If you want to know why Ds support illegal immigration, here's your sorry answer. It's stunning she said it."

Various critics and pundits were similarly stunned by Clarke's forthrightness. Investigative journalist James O'Keefe wrote, "This is something usually said into a hidden camera."

Clarke led 65 of her leftist colleagues in penning a letter in June to the Biden administration to provide "immediate relief and protection" for illegal aliens, specifically black people.

"Ours is a nation of immigrants, and diversity will always be our country's strength. Our willingness to accept newcomers into our nation is a key component of our global influence and soft power," said the letter.

While initially, it seemed Clarke was referring to American soft power, her recent admission about the political value of illegal aliens appears to indicate she meant her own.

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