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Claire Valdez used her victory speech Tuesday night in New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District to lay down a marker: She vowed to fight to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stand firmly with the transgender community, and push to end the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.<\/p>\n

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It was a preview of what\u2019s to come after a primary cycle in which more congressional and downballot candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America notched victories.<\/p>\n

Their socialist agenda ranges from free healthcare to demilitarizing police forces to amnesty for all illegal immigrants and a wealth tax on America\u2019s richest people.<\/p>\n

The national DSA doesn\u2019t mince words. It describes capitalism as \u201cthe cause of violence, unemployment, and a climate crisis that poses an existential threat to life on earth,\u201d labels the Democratic Party \u201ccenter\u2011right\u201d and \u201ccontrolled by its elite donor class,\u201d and accuses party leaders of \u201csupporting Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Valdez was one of three Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates who won New York City congressional primaries, positioning the group to wield more influence over Democratic Party policy \u2014 even as many establishment Democrats warn the DSA\u2019s platform is a political dead end outside deep\u2011blue enclaves.<\/p>\n

Their wins come roughly a year after democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani shocked the political world by toppling former Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a platform of free buses, free childcare, city\u2011run grocery stores, and rent stabilization. And they follow last week\u2019s victory by Janeese Lewis George \u2014 a self\u2011described democratic socialist \u2014 in the District of Columbia mayoral primary, where she ran on resisting federal intervention, expanding universal childcare, building publicly owned social housing, lowering utility bills, and ending cooperation between D.C. police and ICE.<\/p>\n\n

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SEE ALSO: Mamdani\u2019s socialist picks sweep three primaries<\/p>\n

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If there\u2019s a through line, it\u2019s that the DSA\u2019s wish list is long \u2014 and sweeping.<\/p>\n

The group wants Medicare for All with no health care premiums, co\u2011pays or deductibles, including reproductive and gender\u2011affirming care.<\/p>\n

It backs offering tuition\u2011free public higher education, eliminating out\u2011of\u2011pocket costs for room and board, and canceling all student loan debt.<\/p>\n

On housing, it calls for universal rent control, guaranteed legal representation for tenants, and major public investment in social housing.<\/p>\n

The socialist agenda doesn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

The DSA wants free universal childcare and pre\u2011K, expansive paid family leave, a 32\u2011hour work week with no loss in pay or benefits, and stronger union protections \u2014 including easier organizing rules and more funding for the National Labor Relations Board.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Trump has stark warning for NYC after democratic socialists sweep primaries<\/p>\n

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On taxes, the group proposes higher rates on the wealthiest earners, for\u2011profit corporations, large inheritances and private colleges and universities, as well as a wealth tax on the ultra\u2011rich.<\/p>\n

On climate and energy, the socialists back a Green New Deal with massive public investment to transition away from fossil fuels, guarantees for displaced workers and public ownership of major transportation, energy infrastructure and natural resources.<\/p>\n

Its criminal justice platform calls for ending mandatory minimums and cash bail, demilitarizing police departments, and treating drug addiction as a public health issue.<\/p>\n

Foreign policy is where the DSA\u2019s incoming members sit farthest from the Democratic mainstream.<\/p>\n

The group wants an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, a full cutoff of U.S. military and economic aid to Israel, recognition of the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, and an independent Palestinian state. More broadly, it wants to slash the U.S. military budget, close overseas bases, bring troops home and end economic sanctions on countries that \u201cact independently of the United States,\u201d including Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.<\/p>\n

On immigration, the DSA calls for abolishing ICE, demilitarizing the border, ending all deportations, granting immediate amnesty to all immigrants regardless of status, and guaranteeing access to jobs, labor rights, and social services.<\/p>\n

And on democracy, the group wants to extend voting rights to noncitizens and people with criminal convictions, grant statehood to Washington, D.C., replace the two\u2011party system with proportional representation, expand the House, end the Senate filibuster, limit the Supreme Court\u2019s power of judicial review, and replace the Electoral College with a national popular vote.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mamdani signaled that he believes the momentum behind the DSA vision shows no sign of slowing. Speaking at Ms. Valdez\u2019s victory party in Brooklyn, he told supporters the movement was only gaining steam.<\/p>\n

\u201cA year ago, it was not the end of a political movement \u2014 it was the beginning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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