In Migrant Crisis, New York Still Can't Face Reality

[Kamaji]

In Migrant Crisis, New York Still Can't Face Reality

Byron York
Sep 13, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken a leading role among Democrats in conceding the damage done to local communities by the Biden administration's policy of allowing millions of illegal border crossers to remain in the United States. Adams recently raised eyebrows in his party by saying the arrival of thousands of illegal asylum-seekers, with their enormous demands for economic and social services, "will destroy New York City."

"Month after month, I stood up, and I said, 'This is going to come to a neighborhood near you,'" Adams told a community meeting last week. "Well, we're here. We're getting no support on this national crisis. ... Let me tell you something, New Yorkers. Never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. I don't see an ending to this. I don't see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York City."

City officials estimate that more than 110,000 migrants have arrived in New York in the current crisis. Adams said the cost of caring for them will balloon the city's deficit and force cuts in services for New York residents. "I said it last year when we had 15,000," Adams said, "and I'm telling you now, with 110,000, the city we knew, we're about to lose."

It's remarkable to hear a prominent Democrat say something like that, given that this is a problem created by a sitting Democratic president. But for all his candor, Adams still cannot admit what is causing the crisis that he says threatens to destroy his city.

"It started with a madman down in Texas deciding he wanted to bus people up to New York City," Adams said, referring to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who several months ago began busing groups of willing migrants to New York. But here's the thing: Abbott recently announced that Texas has sent more than 13,300 migrants to New York since August 2022. New York, however, says it has received more than 110,000 migrants.

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Source:  https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2023/09/13/in-migrant-crisis-new-york-still-cant-face-reality-n2628324

[berdie]

Dear Mayor Adams,

It appears to me that the number of illegals shipped to NY by the Madman of Texas is miniscule compared to the total number of immigrants shipped to your "welcoming" state.

Perhaps you might check who shipped the other migrants. Starting with the head of the Democrat Party.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

[Fishrrman]

Mr. Adams is finding out the truth in a statement by a wise lady writer:

"We can evade reality. What we cannot evade are the consequences of evading reality..."