The following is a transcript of an interview with New York City Mayor Eric Adams that aired on 'Face the Nation' on Oct. 8, 2023.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Mayor Eric Adams is back in New York City this morning after a trip through Mexico and Central America where he delivered a message, his city cannot handle more migrants and he needs more help from the federal government. Mayor Adams joins us from New York. Good morning to you, sir.MAYOR ERIC ADAMS: Good morning.
That's 100,000 more than last year. 200,000 more than 2021. Just this- the first- the last week of September, we had over 3,700 asylum seekers that came to New York City. That's an increase. We were getting 600 a week, which was unsustainable. And now we're up to- of getting anywhere from eight- almost 800 a week. These numbers are not sustainable. And it's not sustainable in Chicago when people are living in police precincts, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington.
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