Gov. Kathy Hochul doubled down on calling for an end to New York City’s “right to shelter law,” saying it is creating an “untenable situation” as she called on the White House to find a permanent s…
saying it is creating an “untenable situation” as she called on President Biden to find a permanent solution to the nation’s migrant crisis.
Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, she said the law was “never intended to be an unlimited universal opportunity to shelter the world,” but was rather meant to keep homeless people off the streets. “That’s the last time we really saw statesmanship in Washington, and that’s what I’m calling for now.” She said she had been pushing for more than a year to get Venezuelans the temporary protected status that allows them to work in the US, and that now working migrants will begin to live independently instead of relying on the city’s shelter system.
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