Democratic governor says Biden administration must “own” migrant crisis

On Wednesday, Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul again asked the federal government for help with the influx of migrants arriving in New York City.

Without directly blaming the Biden administration’s open borders policy, Hochul stated, “We’re really looking for a federal response to this — to take responsibility for a crisis, and we’ll be there to help, but that’s theirs.” federal government.”

Despite urging the federal government to act, Democratic leaders continue to accuse Republican leaders like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of busing immigrants to their self-proclaimed cities of refuge.

The governor of New York said she wanted the government “to see that this is a humanitarian crisis”.

In a press conference on Wednesday, Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, Hochul’s opponent in the upcoming November gubernatorial campaign, called for an end to the state’s safeguards policy.

“There is a state refugee policy in New York that should be ended,” Zeldin said. “We saw it set up a multi-billion dollar fund for disfellowshipped workers. They raise taxes to pay for it.”

“There is a green light law preventing federal law enforcement from gaining access to DMV recordings. There’s just been an expansion of Medicaid where they’re now giving extra taxpayer money to people who aren’t legal here,” he added.

The Biden administration has already given New York City several million dollars to help cover the cost of creating emergency shelters for the flood of migrants. However, Mayor Eric Adams expected the cost of housing the migrants to surpass $1 billion by the end of the fiscal year.

During a press conference last week, Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City due to the influx of migrants. He reported that the city receives about five to six buses a day from Texas.

“We are in a crisis situation,” said Adams. “New York City now has more than 61,000 in our protection system.”

The city opened more than 40 shelters to accommodate the flood of migrants seeking shelter. In the recent move to house the homeless, NYC officials plan to temporarily a Luxury hotel in the city center Provide accommodation for 200 families.

On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted the government could do more to help New York, but still blamed Texas Gov. Abbott.

“Probably the most important thing we can do is get people work permits,” Pelosi said. “And that would relieve a lot of pressure on the community. But that’s a highly controversial measure they took to just put people on a bus and send them somewhere.”