Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) asked President Joe Biden on Thursday to provide federal resources to New York amid the migrant crisis facing the city.
In a letter, Hochul requested the federal government help provide funding for education, transportation, healthcare, and housing assistance for more than 100,000 asylum-seekers who have flocked to the city since last spring."For over a year, I have called for federal assistance and support for New York as we manage the unprecedented number of asylum-seekers arriving in our state," Hochul said in a statement."New York cannot continue to do this on its own.
"Asylum seekers are looking for jobs, and employers are looking for workers — all that's missing is the legal work status to make that a reality," Hochul said in a series of posts on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter."The federal government must expedite work authorizations so that people can immediately begin working."
The federal government must expedite work authorizations so that people can immediately begin working.Hochul also requested reimbursement for supplying nearly 2,000 national guardsmen to the city and access to federal facilities in the state to house the immigrants.
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