The mayor of NY, Eric Adams, took new measures to stop the constant arrival of buses with immigrants sent by the Republican governor of Texas, the latest episode of a battle framed in the campaign for the elections of 2024.
The issue has a pressing political relevance in the United States, where Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, but also Democrats like Adams, accuse Joe Biden’s government of inaction to regulate immigration from Mexico.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled urgently to Mexico City on Wednesday to try to find solutions to this problem.
In recent weeks, about 10,000 people a day have attempted to illegally cross the southern border of the United States, almost double the number before the coronavirus pandemic.
A caravan of thousands of migrants left southern Mexico on Sunday to try to reach the United States.
“Last week alone, 14 busloads of migrants arrived from Texas, the largest number recorded in a single night, in addition to hundreds of migrants who arrived that day via other transportation routes.”stressed the mayor of New York, who issued an emergency decree on Wednesday.
The megacity of 8.5 million inhabitants, which has welcomed waves of immigrants throughout its history, has seen the arrival “more than 161,500 asylum seekers” since spring 2022, of which more than 68,000 continue to receive support from the city, indicates the city council.
New York opened 214 sites, mostly requisitioned hotels, to house immigrants in case of emergency.
These arrivals are the result of a policy implemented by Greg Abbott, Republican governor of Texas, on the border with Mexico, who has chartered buses or planes to send tens of thousands of immigrants to cities controlled by Democrats.
Under Adams’ emergency order, companies must notify the city at least 32 hours in advance of the time and arrival of charter buses to transport migrants, and these arrivals must take place at a single location in midtown Manhattan and in defined time slots, between 08:30 and 12:00 from Monday to Friday.
“We tell businesses to ‘not be complicit’ in Governor Abbott’s actions,” Adams stressed.
He assured that it is not about “penalize” to immigrants, but to warn transport companies that they risk fines and legal action if they do not comply with the new rules.
The councilman met on Wednesday with his Democratic counterparts from the cities of Chicago and Denver to once again ask the federal government for help.
On December 15, the Democratic governor of Arizona accused Biden of “refuse to do your job” in the face of the influx of immigrants at its border.
Source: Gestion
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