Bloomberg: American Immigration Policy Represents "National Suicide"

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls out America’s visa system and says America can’t afford to turn away skilled immigrants, adding that the policy represents “national suicide.” (0:23)

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9/11 Health Care Is A National Issue, Claims Bloomberg

September 11th, 2001 was an act of war against the United States and so the health care in its aftermath is a national issue, according to Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City.  (0:12)

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Bloomberg: 9/11 Health Care Up To U.S. Senate

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers thanks to lawmakers at the federal and New York state level for their support of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act while noting the bill’s passage now relies on the Senate. (0:24)

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Educating Immigrants And Asking Them To Leave Is 'National Suicide', Says Bloomberg

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, tesitifies that there are problems regarding current immigration law which has brought unproductive results in America. (0:32)

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Bloomberg Blasts NY State Law On Teacher Evaluations

Says New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, "The [New York] State Legislature passed a law last year that tells principals that they can evaluate teachers on any criteria they want, just not on student achievement data. That's like saying to hospitals 'You can evaluate heart surgeons on any criteria you want, just not patient survival rates.' You really can't make this up!" (0:39)
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Poor U.S. infrastructure threatens "superpower" status

Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, says that "things have got to start changing in Washington" in order for the U.S. to remain "the world's economic superpower" at a Senate hearing on the condition of the nation's infrastructure. (0:43)
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