Experts are divided over the reasons for President Biden’s low profile on how to handle migrants being bussed to cities like New York City and Chicago from southern states, with many blaming the politics of the complicated and polarizing issue.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.For months, New York officials grappling with an unexpected and unrelenting influx of asylum-seeking immigrants sent here from border states have been pressing Washington for help. President Joe Biden's administration answered Wednesday, at least on the policy front.
The Adams administration estimates that the city’s bill for housing and assisting migrants could hit $1 billion in the coming year.. While Levy said the assistance would involve multiple federal agencies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged it was in conversation with the Adams administration and was assisting local officials with their application to theSilence from Biden
But experts were divided over the reasons for Biden’s low profile on the matter, with some blaming conservatives and others blaming progressives for being unwilling to cede ground on a deeply complicated and polarizing issue.
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