Rep. Elise Stefanik (RN.Y.) joined “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday to respond to the placement of immigrants in New York City schools, forcing students into remote learning. The chair of the House Republican Conference called for a bill to be introduced in the Senate that would ban such practices.
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Elise Stefanik: that All New Yorkers are outraged And all Americans. And polls show that 84% of New Yorkers believe this is a border crisis, and they believe this is a failure of Joe Biden's policies and the policies of Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul, who rolled out the red carpet to argue I know that this is a direct result of my failure. They are sanctuary cities, sanctuary nations. So let's take a look at who is paying the price. A hardworking family in New York. And in the case of this school, more than 60% of its children are from economically disadvantaged families. That's unacceptable. These parents don't know what to do right now, and we know that being forced into remote learning will have negative effects. Therefore, it is not accepted.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, RN.Y., speaks during a House Education Committee hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
House Republicans, we passed a bill that would no longer allow illegal aliens to remove students from our schools. The Senate needs to take this up, we need to secure our borders…
The Republican Party continues to grow support across all demographics. We're extending our support because it's impacting real people. These crises that Joe Biden has created, number one is the border crisis, which is impacting and hurting hardworking families. That's why we are beginning the process of impeaching Mayorkas.
Nearly 2,000 migrants sheltered in New York City tent shelters are being transferred to a nearby high school, but students have had to switch to remote learning due to disruption, residents and local politicians are saying. causing anger.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' office announced that 1,900 migrants are being removed from tent shelters at Floyd Bennett Field for safety reasons due to expected storms and high winds. According to the New York Daily News, Adams told reporters. He claimed it was done out of “excessive caution.”
“We want to keep people safe,” he said.
However, moving them to James Madison High School has been controversial, with the school confirming that it is being used as a “temporary overnight respite center” and will be closed on Wednesday as a result. students have been forced to “pivot” to distance learning. result.
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FOX News' Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
