The hero of the Times Square bomb attempt was an immigrant. A Muslim. Senegalese newcomer Aliou Niasse was the first to notice the smoldering car and draw attention to it. He had no time left on his cell phone and realized his English probably wasn’t up to the task, so he got a passerby to call 911. In Arizona the cops would have hauled him off to jail while the car exploded.

Ya see, I’m betting that Mr. Niasse is probably a legal immigrant as he’s been a street vendor for eight years in a high traffic area of Manhattan. The Arizona law would have had, umm… zero consequences for him.

Also, he’s still a “newcomer” after eight years. Jeez, when does this guy get to be just a New Yorker?

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