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Border security Published January 15, 2023 8:18pm EST

Democrat NYC Mayor Adams calls on

federal government to play more
proactive role to secure border
NYC Mayor Eric Adams submitted an emergency mutual aid request to New York State for immediate help on Friday
to shelter the asylum seekers

By Bradford Betz | Fox News

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1 hour ago
Democrat NYC
Mayor Adams calls
on federal
government to play
more proactive role
to secure border

3 hours ago
NYC Mayor Eric
Adams calls migrant
surge at border a
‘national crisis’
during El Paso visit

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border, and record border numbers. questionable claim
he frequented Black
church during civil
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday called on the federal government to play a
bigger role in addressing the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that is overwhelming 5 hours ago
city officials. Democrat Schiff
says national
security may have
The Democratic mayor was in El Paso this weekend to survey the border and meet with his been jeopardized by
Biden’s mishandling
counterparts to discuss how the crisis is impacting the community. of classified docs

NYC Mayor Eric Adams and El Paso Mayor Lesser visit an area where asylum seekers are known to cross the border.
(Fabien Levy)

The trip comes after the mayor said on Friday that the Big Apple is at its "breaking point"
as record numbers of migrants continue to arrive. Adams submitted an emergency mutual
aid request to New York State for immediate help this weekend to shelter the asylum
seekers.

That announcement came after the city reportedly received more than 3,100 asylum
seekers in the past week – with more than 800 arriving last Thursday alone.

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Speaking at a Sunday afternoon press conference alongside El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser,
Adams said New York City wasn't pointing at any border city in particular for exacerbating
the problem.

"We’re pointing the finger … at our national government," Adams said. "This is a national
problem. We must have real immigration reform, and we must immediately have a short-
fix of making sure that the cost of this does not fall on our local cities."

NYC Mayor Eric Adams visits a CBP processing facility. (Fabien Levy)

Adams chastised Governors Jared Polis of Colorado and Greg Abbott of Texas for their
"uncoordinated efforts" in bussing migrants to New York City.

"The governor of Colorado, who’s a Democrat, and … the governor of Texas, who’s a
Republican – I think they had a bipartisan disrespect for the cities, and it was wrong and it

should not happen, and it should not continue," Adams said.

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Adams said many of the migrants read websites ahead of their travel and are given a false
impression that New York City’s streets are "paved with gold" and that they will
automatically be given employment" upon arrival.

"We have to give people accurate information," he said, adding that the burden should fall
on the federal government to educate migrants about the realities they are going to face.

"Our cities are being undermined. And we don’t deserve this. Migrants don’t deserve this.
And people who live in the cities don’t deserve this," Adams said. "We expect more from
our national leaders to address this issue in a real way."

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Adams will head to Washington, D.C., later this week to speak at the U.S. Conference of
Mayors.

Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much
more.

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