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Report: NYC Wants to Relocate Migrants Bused in From Texas to Florida
American Greatness ^ | 16 Sep, 2022 | Debra Heine

Posted on 09/17/2022 10:58:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber

New York City officials are thinking about flying illegal immigrants out of the Big Apple to Florida after officials in Texas bussed 11,000 border crossers to the sanctuary city, the Daily Mail reported on Friday.

Manuel Castro, NYC’s Commissioner of Immigration Affairs, said that most of the migrants are from Venezuela, and they want to go to the Sunshine State because it has a large community of Venezuelans.

“Many want to go to places like Florida where the largest community of Venezuelans live,” Castro told Fox News.

The influx of immigrants forced the city’s shelters to reject nearly 1,000 people, who ended up sleeping in the city streets.

Mayor Eric Adams told reporters earlier this week that NYC’s shelters are at a “breaking point.”

“In this new and unforeseen reality, where we expect thousands more to arrive every week going forward, the city’s system is nearing its breaking point,” Adams said in a statement Wednesday.

As a result, the city’s prior practices, which never contemplated the bussing of thousands of people into New York City, must be reassessed.

While some may want to use these extraordinary circumstances as an opportunity to play an unproductive game of gotcha, we remain focused on supporting each of these individuals and families who need our city’s help.

“We’re helping them get to their actual final destination. We’re doing our best,” Adams said. “All states and all cities have a role to play here, not just New York and Chicago and other places.”

New York City law requires the city to provide housing for anyone who requests it, with Castro adding that around 7,300 asylum seekers currently remain in the system.

The system has become so overwhelmed that city hall has had to contract hotel rooms to house the thousands coming into the city.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he chose NYC as an “ideal destination” for migrants because they “can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city.”

“I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief,” Abbott said.

The Texas border town of El Paso has seen a massive surge of illegal crossings in recent weeks that has overwhelmed Border Patrol facilities, and led to a humanitarian crisis where people are literally sleeping in the streets.

Democrat officials in El Paso have been sending their own buses of migrants to NYC, “and just approved up to a $2 million contract for 16 months to bus even more migrants out of town,” Fox News reporter Bill Melugin reported. The Democrat-led city is “also requesting federal reimbursement,” Melugin noted, adding: “El Paso, however, is not being criticized.”


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: communism; defundthepolice; ericadams; newyork; newyorkcity
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To: MtnClimber

But… “political pawns” and all that


21 posted on 09/17/2022 11:43:47 AM PDT by Married with Children
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To: Round Earther

Like the FBI would actually ever prosecute a fellow traveler democrat!!!!!

Federal law enforcement has become as corrupt as the democrat party. It will need to be scrubbed and disinfected when (if) we regain control of our country.


22 posted on 09/17/2022 11:56:55 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: MtnClimber
A question that is relevant this week is:

Is Kamala Harris' opposition to immigration enforcement based on her family history, including deportation proceedings involving her own mother (based on immigration fraud, which included Kamala's own US birth)?

Deportation-Docket-Card

Source:

www.KamalaKancel.com

23 posted on 09/17/2022 11:59:40 AM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: MtnClimber

Do Democrats call this “trafficking” or “kidnapping”?


24 posted on 09/17/2022 12:04:25 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: Jhadur

Or call out an air strike on NYC. /sarc


25 posted on 09/17/2022 12:09:06 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: MtnClimber

I think these illegals are going to be spending many hours on buses traveling between red and blue states.

Good thing gas is so cheap right now! *SMIRK*


26 posted on 09/17/2022 12:25:17 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Not to mention KIDNAPPING!
/s


27 posted on 09/17/2022 12:31:13 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement! There)
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To: John O

Kidnapping is difficult for prosecutors to ignore and all it takes is one person who says they were transported across state lines against their will.


28 posted on 09/17/2022 12:51:26 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: MtnClimber

Massachusetts is closer.


29 posted on 09/17/2022 1:16:10 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: MtnClimber

What everyone is missing is that the Democrats want all these illegals in red states like Florida and Texas where they’ll be encouraged to register Democrat and vote Democrat in November. The illegals don’t do them any good in Massachussetts but they can do a lot of damage in Arizona, Texas and Florida.


30 posted on 09/17/2022 1:31:32 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: MtnClimber

Well then, ship the migrants to philly and call it “musical migrants”. Then philly can ship them somewhere else to continue the game until there isn’t anywhere else to ship them and no money to ship them with. See how much fun this will be to play?


31 posted on 09/17/2022 2:59:39 PM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" LStar)
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To: Jhadur

The real question is Will the immigrants reap Frequent Flyer miles?


32 posted on 09/17/2022 3:11:35 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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