By HP Wilder – For the Watertown Post
Washington DC- In what can only be described as a political wake-up call for every New Yorker who’s fed up with chaos, crime, and cowardice, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik just delivered the broadside we’ve all been waiting for—right into the hull of the failed Hochul administration.
At a time when our streets are no longer safe, when violent criminals are walking freely under the protection of misguided sanctuary policies, Stefanik pulled no punches as she confronted Governor Kathy Hochul for turning New York into a magnet for lawlessness.
Hochul, clearly rattled, couldn’t even answer basic questions about the criminals her own policies have protected. When asked if she knew who Secuer Acón was—a name burned into the memory of every upstate New Yorker after his horrific attack on a 15-year-old girl in Albany—Hochul drew a blank. Stefanik didn’t. She recounted, with clarity and fury, how this illegal migrant threatened a child with a metal pipe, dragged her into a car, and sexually assaulted her. Under Hochul’s sanctuary orders, ICE was blind and handcuffed. That monster was allowed to hide in plain sight.
Let that sink in.
And then there’s Sebastian Khalil—another illegal immigrant accused of viciously attacking a fellow New Yorker, again protected by policies that prioritize optics over safety. When Stefanik asked about him, Hochul stared into the void and offered nothing. No empathy. No apology. No accountability.
That’s not leadership. That’s negligence in executive clothing.
Under Hochul, the state of New York has essentially declared itself off-limits to federal immigration enforcement. Her executive orders, one after another, have tied the hands of law enforcement and created a legal firewall around people who have entered our country illegally—some of whom go on to commit heinous crimes. It’s a policy built on ideology, not public safety.
Elise Stefanik, however, speaks for the rest of us—real New Yorkers who remember when common sense still meant something. From Watertown to White Plains, from Buffalo to Tupper Lake, residents are waking up to the dangers of sanctuary state policies. And Stefanik isn’t just talking about the problems. She’s offering solutions: enforce federal immigration laws, end sanctuary protections for violent offenders, and restore the rule of law.
She is the bold, unapologetic voice of pro-Trump, pro-legal immigration New Yorkers who believe in a fair system—not a free-for-all. She’s the fighter this state desperately needs. And when Hochul’s term ends in flames, it’ll be Stefanik stepping through the ashes ready to rebuild.
Watertown knows it. Upstate knows it. Common sense Northern New Yorkers know it!
The question now is: will Albany wake up before it’s too late?
Because one thing is certain—Hochul’s New York is no longer safe. But Elise Stefanik’s New York? It just might be.
