“We expect more from our national leaders to address this issue in a real way,” Mayor Eric Adams said during his visit to El Paso.
Since last spring, New York City has welcomed about 40,000 asylum seekers, and last week they saw a record of close to 840 asylum seekers arriving in one day, according to Adams.“No city deserves what is happening,” he said.transporting immigrants straight from the border
to cities including New York City. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, over the last year has sent buses of immigrants to Democratic-led cities as a way to maximize exposure over what he said is inaction by the Biden administration over high numbers of migrants crossing on the southern border.President Joe Biden also recently visited the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas. He met with Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, second from left, on Jan. 8, 2023.
Adams said the federal government should be picking up the cost that the cities are incurring to help.Earlier this month, President Joe Biden also visited El Paso.
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