New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns Big Apple residents there is nothing they can do to stop immigrants sleeping on the streets as sanctuary cities struggle to contain an out-of-control crisis. There is.
Adams, who has slashed budgets across multiple departments due to rising costs due to the immigration crisis, said Tuesday that the goal is not to put people on the streets, but that “the visible signs of this crisis will start to show.” Ta.
Adams said more than 140,000 immigrants have now entered the city since last year, and that number is increasing, with “thousands still coming in every week.”
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“Believe it or not, there are immigrants and asylum seekers who say, ‘I want to sleep on the streets.’ So people have a right to do that, and we need to make that clear in New York City. Yes, because of the actions of the City Council, people have the right to sleep on the streets, and we can’t stop them from doing so. We want New Yorkers to understand that.”
As for how the city will deal with the crisis, he said: “We have to do some daily response here to deal with the flow of immigrants and asylum seekers.”
“Nothing is unplanned,” he added.
“We thought the numbers were going back south. We thought we’d be dealing with 2,400 to 2,000 people. I was told it could be up to 3,000, up to 4,000 some weeks. I did.”
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The remarks are the latest sign from the mayor’s office that the crisis is worsening in a city that has repeatedly boasted of its welcoming stance toward immigrants, including those entering the country illegally.
The city has repeatedly accused the federal government of inaction and called for additional funding and a “decompression strategy.” This has created a rift between Democratic mayors and the Biden administration, which has pointed to moves to accelerate work permit issuance along with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to help cities like New York City. ing.
Separately, the White House has requested an additional $14 billion in emergency funding for border operations, including an additional $1.4 billion in grants to support local governments and nonprofits. is also included.
Mr. Adams made it clear who was to blame for the crisis.
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“Washington, D.C., has failed us, and they have to pay their own price for this national problem,” Adams said at Brooklyn City Hall this week, according to Politico.
Adams announced last week that the city will spend $1.45 billion in 2023 to combat the immigration crisis, with nearly $11 billion expected to be spent in 2024 and 2025. announced reductions.
His office announced that the New York City Police Department will freeze hiring, reducing the number of employees from more than 33,000 to fewer than 30,000 by the end of fiscal year 2025. Educational and sanitation facilities, including universal preschool programs, will also be drastically cut.
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The budget cuts have infuriated the city’s teachers and police unions, but Adams has repeatedly said that anger should be directed elsewhere.
“When I get stopped on the subway, I always tell people, ‘Don’t yell at me, don’t yell at D.C.'” Adamsmonday aid, according to Politico. “We deserve better as a city.”
