The Biden administration's decision to allow hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans temporary work permits was welcomed by Mayor Eric Adams.
The Jurado family left Ecuador after they received death threats. Evelyn Jurado says her small business was threatened by criminals.EVELYN JURADO: Because there is a lot of crime, a lot of mafias and it got very dangerous. The extortion is that they go to the businesses, they ask for a lot of money and if we cannot pay them that money, they start killing our families, they kidnap our children or our families.
"There's a real spike at the border and there's a clear mental pathway that many people believe the answer to this crisis is New York City. It's not sustainable, it's not sustainable," said NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
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