Nicole Malliotakis flip-flopped on everything from the border wall to sanctuary cities. She said she supported keeping New York a sanctuary city and opposed the border wall, but now says she supports the President’s immigration policies.
In 2017, Malliotakis Opposed Trump’s Border Wall. “Malliotakis said that she’d ‘take every vote I can get in this race’ when asked if she’d welcome a vote from Trump himself. She also noted a few issues where she disagreed with Trump, including his pledge to build a border wall.” [Staten Island Advance, 9/19/2017]
Malliotakis 2019 Op-Ed: “Wall-Like Barriers Along Our 2,000 Mile Long Border Are Important In Stopping The Flood Of Uncontrollable Crossings, Smuggling And Trafficking, And We Should Fund Them.” In a Staten Island Advance op-ed Nicole Malliotakis wrote, “Wall-like barriers along our 2,000 mile long border are important in stopping the flood of uncontrollable crossings, smuggling and trafficking, and we should fund them. But, in reality, barriers take a long time to erect and barriers of steel, concrete and wire will not resolve our immediate crisis.” [Staten Island Advance, 1/8/19]
In 2017, Malliotakis Said That She Would “Continue” The Sanctuary City Policy In New York City If Elected Mayor. “Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis said Wednesday that numerous serious crimes are missing from the list that guides Mayor de Blasio on whether to hand over undocumented immigrants to the feds. The presumptive Republican mayoral nominee said, if elected, she would ‘continue’ the sanctuary city policy put in place decades ago by the Koch administration that was later expanded by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.” [NY Post, 7/26/2017]
In 2020, Malliotakis Said If She Was Elected To Congress, “President Trump Would Have A Partner Who Will Be A Vocal Advocate For Improving Security At Our Borders.” “‘I am honored by President Trump’s endorsement and his words of support, spoken directly to the American people through his social media. I plan to defeat Max Rose and return New York’s 11th Congressional District to commonsense leadership,’ Malliotakis said. ‘When I’m in Congress, President Trump will have a partner who will be a vocal advocate for improving security at our borders, making our neighborhoods safer, and continuing the strong economic growth our nation is seeing under his leadership.’” [Staten Island Advance, 2/12/20]