“I don't believe in mass deportations,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said on ABC's “The View” on Friday. It's a city that tells you to report. If your child needs to be educated, send him to school. If he needs medical attention, send him to the hospital.''But at the same time. He also said the federal government was not doing enough to address the city's migrant crisis.
Mr. Adams said:[W]Let's look at the role of immigrants in our country and cities, going back to the early Italians, the early Irish, and the early days, and the role of all the groups and how they built this country. We must be clear about the role of immigrants, especially in New York City. I don't believe in mass deportations. This is a city that tells anyone here to call the police if they are the victim of a crime. If your child needs an education, send him or her to school. If you need medical attention, please allow me to go to the hospital. But Americans have made it clear that our immigration system is broken. I don't believe in mass deportation, but I also don't believe in mass saturation. 220,000 immigrants and asylum seekers came to the city, costing $6.4 billion. They are not allowed to work. We can't have them participate in this city's tax base. We cannot deport people who commit crimes in our cities. Connections to ICE are not allowed. This is a failed system. need to fix that. And if we don't solve it, we're going to see what's happening in Chicago, what's happening in Houston, what's happening in Denver. It is wrong for cities to take this course away. They only gave me $200 million out of the $6.4 billion that was supposed to go to everyday problems in our city. ”
He also said, “Sanctuary cities are saying to the people here that you have a right to use city services because that's how the people of New York City are treated.” .
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