The Democratic governor's comments come as the Biden administration considers Atlantic City airport for housing.
an influx of migrants from New YorkThe comments by the Democratic governor — who once said New Jersey would become a “sanctuary” state for immigrants on his watch — comes as the Biden administrationin New York City to the Atlantic City International Airport. The airport is one of 11 federal sites that the Biden administration has sent to the New York City Mayor’s Office that are under consideration.
“You need scale, enormous amount of federal support, resources that go beyond anything that we can afford,” he said. “Putting everything else aside, I just don’t see it. I would suspect that that will continue to be the case.” The placement of migrants has become a frontline political issue in the region in recent months and caused friction between Democrats. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric AdamsBut the possibility of sending migrants to Atlantic County — one of the poorest counties in New Jersey — has drawn bipartisan backlash from local officials.
“All I can say is that I will do my best to prevent this from happening,” longtime Republican Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson said in an interview. “We can’t afford it. We’re a poor county. We’re one of the poorest counties in New Jersey. It’s not a burden I can put on our taxpayers.”
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