The blue states are starting to feel the pain that the red states have endured for 2+ years now.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday warned that the city should brace for more than 1,000 new migrants arriving every week, which will coincide with cuts in critical city services, as a key Biden administration policy on immigration is set to expire this week.
Adams added that state and federal governments have “mostly ignored” please from the city to fund the influx of asylum seekers who are in ‘desperate need of help,’ the NY Daily News reports, citing the mayor’s statement.
“Our shelter system is full, and we are nearly out of money, staff and space,” said Adams, adding “This can’t continue.”
Adams’ speech comes as the city’s primary shelter system, which stood at 61,379 on Thursday, was set to break the 2019 record of 61,415, as at least nine migrant buses arrived on Friday.
The Biden administration has been using the Title 42 border policy, a controversial tool former President Donald Trump used to keep asylum seekers in Mexico, since mid-October to stem the flow of asylum seekers who streamed into the city seeking refuge.
But that policy is set to run out on Wednesday. -NY Daily News
The expiration of Title 42 will be a topic of intense focus next week, as border cities such as El Paso, Texas are heavily preparing for a surge of new arrivals. The Trump-era law was designed to limit the spread of Covid-19 by quickly expelling asylum seekers. It was struck down under a federal court ruling last week, and is expected to cause a surge of migrants to key cities across the country – particularly after Texas officials began busing people to major liberal strongholds, such as New York.
“We have been told in no uncertain terms that … we should expect an influx of buses coming from the border and that more than 1,000 additional asylum seekers will arrive in New York City every week,” said Adams, adding “We are in urgent need for help.”
Adams cautioned that New Yorkers could pay a steep price.
“Truth be told, if corrective measures are not taken soon, we may very well be forced to cut or curtail programs New Yorkers rely on,” said the mayor, adding that New York’s ability to handle new arrivals is in question.
“These are not choices we want to make, but they may become necessary, and I refuse to be forced to choose new arrivals over current New Yorkers.”
The dire warning marked the most strident call yet for help from Adams, who in October praised Biden’s Title 42 strategy to lower the number of asylum seekers straining the city’s social services.
The city is coping with the needs of more than 31,000 asylum seekers, running 60 emergency shelters, four humanitarian relief centers and two welcome centers, said Adams, who laid the blame on politicians from both sides of the aisle.. -NY Daily News
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/we-are-urgent-need-help-nyc-mayor-starts-freaking-out-over-impending-wave-illegal