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Mayor Adams warns migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC, rips Biden for failing to help

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Published Sep. 7, 2023, 5:34 a.m. ET

Mayor Eric Adams warned that the raging migrant crisis will “destroy” New York City and tore into President Biden for ignoring his pleas for help, saying the White House has given “no support” for the thousands of asylum seekers arriving each month.

“I’m gonna tell you something, New Yorkers, never in my life have I had a problem that I didn’t see an ending to. I don’t see an ending to this,” Adams said at a town hall on the Upper West Side Wednesday night. “This issue will destroy New York City. Destroy New York City.”

Hizzoner took aim at Biden for not stepping in with federal assistance as the city has received more than 110,000 migrants in the past year.

“Month after month I stood up and said this is gonna come to a neighborhood near you. Well, we’re here, we’re getting no support on this national crisis, and we’re receiving no support,” Adams said.

Adams also blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a “madman” for busing illegal border crossers to New York and other liberal cities.

Speaking at a townhall Wednesday night, Adams said the migrant crisis will destroy New York City as he doesn't see an ending.
Speaking at a town hall Wednesday night, Adams said the migrant crisis will destroy New York City and he doesn’t see an ending. NYC Mayor's Office / Twitter
During his opening remarks, Hizzoner boasted about the accomplishments his administration has accomplished in the 20 months since taking office, but they are all overshadowed by the mass influx of undocumented immigrants.
In his opening remarks, Hizzoner boasted about his administration’s accomplishments in the 20 months since he took office. Christopher Sadowski

“Go item for item on what Eric Adams ran for as a candidate and look at what we accomplished in 20 months: We turned this city around in 20 months, and then what happened?” Adams said.

“Started with a madman down in Texas who decided he wanted to bus people up to New York City.”

The first migrant-filled bus from Texas arrived at Midtown’s Port Authority on Aug. 5, 2022, and thousands more migrants have shown up in the rest of the five boroughs in the following months.

A large majority of New Yorkers share the mayor's feelings on the crisis as 82% say it is a serious problem for the city while 58% want to stop the flow from the southern border.
A large majority of New Yorkers share the mayor’s feelings on the migrant crisis, as 82% say it is a serious problem, while 58% want to stop the flow from the southern border. Steve White for NY Post
Texas has sent over 13,000 migrants to New York, according to data shared by Abbott earlier this week.
Texas has sent over 13,000 migrants to New York, according to data shared by Abbott earlier this week. CBS NEW YORK
"110,000 migrants we have to feed, clothe, house, educate the children, wash their laundry sheets, give them everything they need, health care," Adams said.
“One hundred ten thousand migrants we have to feed, clothe, house, educate the children, wash their laundry sheets, give them everything they need, health care,” Adams said. Robert Mecea

“One hundred ten thousand migrants we have to feed, clothe, house, educate the children, wash their laundry sheets, give them everything they need, health care,” Adams said.

Texas has sent over 13,000 migrants to New York, according to data shared by Abbott earlier this week.

The mayor said the Big Apple receives around 10,000 migrants a month, at first from Venezuela, but then Ecuadorian nationals and Russian-speaking individuals came up from Mexico as time went on.

The mayor said the Big Apple receives around 10,000 migrants a month, at first they were all from Venezuela, but as time went on Ecuadorian nationals and Russian-speaking people came up from Mexico.
The mayor said the Big Apple receives around 10,000 migrants a month, first from Venezuela, and then Ecuadorian nationals and Russian-speaking people came up from Mexico. Christopher Sadowski
Staten Islanders attend an Anti-Migrant rally outside the former St. John Villa Academy that has been turned into a migrant housing center.
Staten Islanders attend an anti-migrant rally outside the former St. John Villa Academy, which has been turned into a migrant housing center. Paul Martinka

“Now we’re getting Western Africa, now we’re getting people from all over the globe that made their minds up that they’re gonna come through the southern border and coming to New York City,” Adams added.

The financial cost alone has reverberated throughout the city as the government is spending millions to house the migrants.

The Department of Homeless Services has given $35 million to two NYC hotels to house migrants.

The financial cost alone has reverberated throughout the city as the government is spending millions to house the migrants.
The financial cost alone has reverberated throughout the city as the government is spending millions to house the migrants. G.N.Miller/NYPost

“Everyone is saying it is New York City’s problem. Every community in this city is going to be impacted. We have a $12 billion deficit that we’re going to have to cut. Every service in this city is going to be impacted, all of us,” Adams said.

“All of us are going to be impacted by this. I said it last year when we had 15,000 and I’m telling you now with 110,000. The city we knew, we’re about to lose, and we are all in this together, all of us,” he added.

A large majority of New Yorkers share the lawmakers’ feelings on the crisis as 82% say it is a serious problem for the city while 58% want to stop the flow from the southern border, according to a recent Sienna College survey.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Wednesday also ripped the Biden administration for the “dangerous” impact that its border policies are having on the entire Empire State.

“Joe Biden’s Far Left open border policies have caused our Northern Border to see an unprecedented and historic surge in illegal immigration and Kathy Hochul’s ‘Sanctuary State’ policies have further incentivized this dangerous surge,” Stefanik said.

“Now we have reports of murder and rapes committed by illegal immigrants in Upstate New York. Enough is enough. It is time for Joe Biden to secure our Southern and Northern Border and the quickest way to do that is for [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer [D-NY] to pass and Biden to sign into law House Republicans’ Secure the Border Act, which is the strongest border security bill in history and would put an end to the Biden border crisis.”