As Joe Biden's border crisis continues to negatively impact the United States, Democrats are starting to turn on the president for his failed immigration policies. Additionally, a Democratic mayor in New Jersey has expressed outrage by expressing his complete opposition to Biden's influx of illegal border crossers.
Sam Joshi, the Democratic mayor of Edison, N.J., seems to have had enough, but he has come under fire for comments on the growing immigration crisis, particularly in which he said he wanted to “make our position clear in Edison Township.” . They are not welcome here. ”
“They're illegal and they belong on the other side of the border. We don't want that in Edison, of course. That's the bottom line,” he said. Saidby new jersey monitor. He added that he would order police to take migrants back “on the other side of the border” in buses.
Joshi responded to this criticism, Said newsweek He said that as a “son of immigrants,” he “understands this issue very well.”
“Edison has a large immigrant population, and the overwhelming majority of Edison residents, especially the immigrant community, support my position and I am proud to represent their best interests,” Joshi told the magazine. mentioned in the memo.
Migrants board a city bus from Del Rio, Texas, heading to a shelter reception center at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in New York. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Democrats' comments came after a bus carrying illegal aliens was dropped off in his city and boarded a train to continue their journey to New York City.
Joshi says immigration needs to be dealt with by the federal government and that he has no role or responsibility in it.
“Edison doesn't have the necessary financial and social service resources to deal with homeless illegal immigrants,” Joshi said. “We cannot afford to keep them in hotels for long periods of time or provide housing and educational services in already overcrowded schools.”
Polls show Americans are increasingly opposed to the crisis created by Joe Biden.
YouGov/CBS News Poll for January 5th found Democrats still support the idea of housing illegal aliens at local governments' expense, while independents and Republicans are adamantly opposed to the idea.
The poll found that 72% of Democrats support “plans to find temporary housing and social services for immigrants in the cities and towns where they live.” But only 23% of Republicans agree with the plan. Making matters worse for Democrats, only 38% of independents support local housing for illegal immigrants.
The racial breakdown also shows this. Not surprisingly, 60 percent of whites oppose detaining illegal immigrants locally. However, 50% of black Americans oppose the idea, and 47% of Hispanics also oppose the idea of detaining illegal immigrants locally.
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