More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in New York over a year and a half. The American city seems to have reached the limits of its capacities, warned Democratic Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday.
“I’ve never had a problem in my life that I couldn’t see the end of, but here I can’t see the end“, did he declare. “This affair will destroy New York.“Eric Adams is primarily referring to New York’s lack of housing and financial resources to care for new arrivals.
One of the reasons New York attracts so many people is the City’s legal obligation to provide housing to anyone who requests it. Nearly 70,000 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from South and Central American countries, have been housed in residences that previously housed tens of thousands of homeless people.
New York Mayor and state Governor Kathy Hochul point the finger at US President Joe Biden. They believe it does not provide sufficient support. A crisis meeting organized at the beginning of the month produced nothing. “There’s no help in sight“, reported Eric Adams after the meeting. Illegal immigration is one of the main themes of the electoral campaign for the 2024 US presidential election. Republicans accuse Democratic President Biden of not being enough firm on this.
2023-12-27 11:17:37
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