On ABC's “GMA3” on Thursday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Democratic) said New York City has “done a great job” in responding to the migrant surge, saying the problem “has nothing to do with sanctuary cities. ” he said. This is because immigrants are not dispersed across the country. He also criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Republican), saying he was “deliberately trying to force people to leave the city just by putting them on buses.”
“This has nothing to do with sanctuary cities. Immigrants and asylum seekers are released on parole,” Adams said. [country]. They are here legally. So when national leaders are talking about [being a] This is happening because of Sanctuary City. It shows her lack of knowledge about her real topic. The problem is that when you parole someone into a country, you need to develop a national decompression strategy to spread it across the country, rather than just targeting specific cities. ”
He added: “Cities should not be dealing with a national crisis of this magnitude. Some weeks we have an average of 4,000 migrants coming into our cities. Think about that number: 2,500 in a week. It's not sustainable if 4,000 people come from the United States and have to find shelter, food, shelter, clothing, education for their children, health care. That's a $12 billion hole in our economic budget. It's going to impact low-income New Yorkers, it's going to impact every service in this city. And as I said last year, we're seeing this crisis become more visible. We've been doing a great job, but we can't continue to do this.”
Mr Adams further stated: [Gov. Greg Abbott] They're intentionally putting people on buses and forcing them out of the city. ”
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