Mayor Michelle Wu rebuffed jokes about Boston's reputation for racism and insisted that the city's immigration policies are working.

Mayor Michelle Wu called Boston a "diverse, welcoming, beautiful city," in response to "Daily Show" host Ronny Chieng repeated jokes about how she got elected despite Boston's "stereotype" as a racist city.

Host Ronny Chieng highlighted Wu's recent testimony before Congress, in which she defended the city's policies related to public safety and working with federal immigration officials.