The stream of asylum seekers arriving in New York City has reached a record pace. Mayor Adams says the city has run out of room and is asking the state for a lifeline. MKramerTV reports.
Adams said there's no more room at the inn. The 74 emergency shelters and four humanitarian relief centers opened to cope with the influx of asylum seekers are packed to the gills. "We are at our breaking point," the mayor said in a statement."Based off our projections, we anticipate being unable to continue sheltering arriving asylum seekers on our own and have submitted an emergency mutual aid request to the State of New York beginning this weekend.
"Can you believe it? We're the only ones that are saying federal government, do your job. But everyone is telling us to do our job, which we're doing every day ... So I need help, and that was one of the number one things I said to all my colleagues. I need you to join me in telling the federal government, New York taxpayers don't deserve this," said Adams.
"Regardless of the circumstances, these are obligations that no mayor can shirk," the advocates said in a statement. State of the State speechIn a statement to CBS2, a spokesperson for the governor said,"Governor Hochul will continue working collaboratively with Mayor Adams to assist the City with asylum seekers, and we are reviewing the city's recent requests.
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