With nearly 60,000 migrants under the city's care, Adams said it's time for federal officials to allow them to work over the table.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday pleaded for White House officials to expedite work authorization permits for migrants, arguing that barring tens of thousands of new arrivals in the city from legal work was “anti-American.”
“What is more anti-American than when someone comes to this country and they cannot work?” Adams said on his call-in radio show “Hear from the Mayor” on WBLS. Nearly 3,000 people entered the city’s care last week, according to city Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol – bringing the total migrants in the city’s care to nearly 60,000 people, including nearly 20,000 children.White House liaison Tom Perez at City Hall
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