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Hillary Clinton has been pressing the Biden administration to do more to help New York City manage its migrant crisis. Clinton is “doing what she can to persuade the administration” to help the city manage the influx. of 100,000 immigrants, including measures to allow work authorizations, an official said. Two sources familiar with Clinton’s defense say she agrees with Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, who have expressed frustration with what they have said is a lack of help from the White House and Congress with immigrants, even though immigration is a federal issue.
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton has been pressing the Biden administration to do more to help New York City manage its immigration crisis.
Clinton is “doing what she can to persuade the administration” to help the city manage the influx of 100,000 immigrants, including measures to allow work authorizations, an official familiar with the matter said.
A Clinton spokesperson confirmed her participation as a New York defender. Clinton is a former U.S. senator from New York and served as Secretary of State in the Obama Administration when Biden was vice president.
Two sources familiar with Clinton’s defense say she agrees with Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who have expressed frustration over what they have said is a lack of help from the White House and Congress on immigrants. , even though immigration is a federal issue.
New York officials have said that some members of the Biden administration believe New York’s “right to housing law” serves as a magnet for migrants to travel to the city, and they want the city to reform that policy sooner. to offer additional assistance. But a Biden White House spokesperson denied this, saying, “Any assertion that the Administration will not assist the City or State of New York until the right to housing law is repealed or amended is patently inaccurate.”
A White House spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on Clinton’s defense of the city.
President Biden will come to New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly and will host and raise money at four different fundraisers for his campaign.
Numerous Democratic leaders in New York and numerous party fundraisers continue to express behind-the-scenes concerns about Biden’s handling (or mishandling) of the immigration crisis. Several political experts say the optics of Clinton and Biden being out of sync on the migrant issue could be problematic for Biden.
2023-09-16 06:52:59
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