NYC mayor declares state of emergency amid migrant busing crisis

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to thousands of migrants bused to the city in recent months from the U.S. southern border in a political dispute over border security.

The city expects to spend $1 billion to manage the influx of the migrants, Adams said in a speech at City Hall. More than 17,000 have arrived in New York since April; an average of five or six buses each day since early September, with nine buses pulling into the city on Thursday, said Adams, a Democrat, straining the city's homeless shelter system.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican who is seeking a third term in November's U.S. midterm elections has bused more than 3,000 migrants to New York. Adams criticized Abbott for failing to alert city officials when sending migrants to the city, calling it a "manufactured crisis."

Abbott's moves are part of a high-profile campaign by him and the Republican governors of Florida and Arizona to put a spotlight on record crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in the run-up to the midterm elections. They argue U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has failed to adequately secure the border.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc-mayor-declares-state-emergency-amid-migrant-busing-crisis-2022-10-07/

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[ColinC]

1. Of course he is

[CentralMass]

2. republicans are scum.

[larwdem]

3. what

A dumb Fuck

[cstanleytech]

4. Maybe it's time to divert federal monies from Texas to New York?

Perhaps from the monies meant from military projects inside Texas?

[Stuckinthebush]

6. This

Biden should move fed money from Texas to New York to assist. If Texas is going to play stupid games they should win stupid prizes.

[paleotn]

9. Can't agree more.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. This is an economic war between the states

States pushing their problems on other states should be sued.

[oldsoftie]

7. If 17,000 have arrived & Texas sent 4,000; where'd the other 14,000 come from?

Whether anyone wants to hear it or not the border simply HAS to be dealt with. We cannot have a basically unimpeded flow from all over the world coming across the borders. This cannot be sustained & it WILL cost votes in Nov. Hispanic Democrats in office in border towns are saying the same thing

[Jose Garcia]

11. Matbe some of them are traveling on their own

[SlimJimmy]

12. I've been saying it for years.

But on DU, it tends to fall on deaf ears. I agree, we must control our border and have orderly migration. This chaos at the border is not only hurting the US, it's also hurting our chances in November.

[womanofthehills]

13. Border crossings of Venezuelans soared in August, U.S. officials say

At the same time, it was the third straight month that fewer immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras crossed the U.S. border. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/border-crossings-venezuelans-soar-august-according-us-officials-rcna48505

Biden is looking into reducing sanctions which would get Chevron pumping oil again and somewhat help their economy but Republicans are against it.

[OtterDave]

8. How does 17,000 people Costco $1B?

That sounds like a lot!

[paleotn]

10. It is. I'm not buying it....

It's Adams so I doubt seriously if that's the actual figure. Expensive? Yes. $1B? Not likely.