NYC Mayor Eric Adams slams Kathy Hochul’s handling of migrant crisisBy Craig McCarthy
August 29, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday ramped up his criticism of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s handling of the local migrant influx, saying she is blatantly “wrong” for not forcing other areas of the state to take asylum seekers, leaving the Big Apple to handle the crisis on its own.
“Gov. Hochul has been a partner on subway safety, on crime, on a host of things, but I think on this issue the governor is wrong,” Adams said during a fireside chat at a city law breakfast at New York Law School.
“She’s the governor of the state of New York. New York City is in that state. Every county in this state should be part of this.”
Hochul pushed the blame on President Biden last week in an address to the state, demanding the White House step up and take ownership of the more than 100,000 asylum seekers who have made their way to New York since last spring from the southern border.
Adams slammed Hochul, saying in a statement following her address that she was “abdicating” her duty as governor to create a statewide response to the crisis and forcing other areas of New York to pitch in.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/29/adams-slams-hochuls-handling-of-migrant-crisis-the-governor-is-wrong/
