“Texas Governor Sends Migrant Buses to New York to Shift Responsibility for Immigration Crossings”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said last Friday that he has begun sending migrant buses to New York in an effort to shift responsibility for immigration crossings to Democratic-ruled cities and President Joe Biden.

In the first convoy there were about 50 migrants, who were directed by volunteers to various shelters. Abbott, who is running for a third term as governor in the November elections, has already sent nearly 6,000 migrants to Washington as part of a strategy to denounce Biden’s border policies.

Abbott has noted that New York Mayor Eric Adams can provide services and homes for newcomers. Adams, by contrast, has stated that migrants sent from Texas could overwhelm the city’s homeless care system.