New York Mayor says "no room" in his city for migrants
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[January 16, 2023]
By Tim Reid
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican
border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in
New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous
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Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, stand
outside a shelter during a visit by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who
discussed immigration with local authorities in El Paso, Texas, U.S.,
January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez |
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Eric Adams, a Democrat, was also critical of the administration
of Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, saying "now is the time
for the national government to do its job" about the immigrant
crisis at America's southern border.
The visit of a New York mayor to a southern border city about
the issue of immigrants is unprecedented.
Busloads of migrants have been shipped north to New York and
other cities by Republican run states. That has exacerbated a
housing crisis in New York and a worsening homeless crisis in
the city.
Adams's trip to El Paso comes after he said the migrant influx
into New York could cost the city as much as $2 billion, at a
time when the city is already facing a major budget shortfall.
In recent months the Republican governors of Florida and Texas
have sent thousands of migrants seeking sanctuary in the U.S. to
cities run by Democratic politicians, including New York,
Chicago and Washington, D.C.
(Reporting by Tim Reid; editing by Diane Craft)
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