DC wants federal government to solve migrant crisis as it buckles under influx
by Christine Queally, Video Producer |
January 29, 2023 04:00 AM
Since April last year, Republican governors have bussed thousands of immigrants to Washington, D.C., and the city is still struggling to absorb the massive influx of noncitizens.
Instead of moving on to other destinations, some of the immigrants are choosing to stay in the city, raising capacity concerns for the local government that illustrate the larger issues surrounding immigration policy in the United States.
According to D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), the city has had to accommodate a large number of immigrants in a short period of time without any existing infrastructure to assist them.
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