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Adams, who was flanked by El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, said he’d like to see FEMA appoint a leader
who will coordinate the response among cities seeing a large number of migrants arrive at their doorsteps.

wrong for El Paso to have a response, for New York to have a response, we cannot have these
“It is

disjointed responses,” Adams said. “We must have a coordinated response and that must be helped by
FEMA.”

“This is a national emergency and crisis that must be addressed,” he said while calling on Congress and
the president to enact immigration reform.

Adams said he learned there are websites telling migrants they will have “automatic employment” in New York and will be
living in hotels.
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Adams arrived in El Paso Saturday night and toured different parts of the locality with Leeser and other
officials. Some migrants told The Post they wanted Adams to take them back to the Big Apple.

When asked about the timing of his trip, which came several months after Gotham began taking in a huge
number of migrants and a week after President Biden visited the border, Adams insisted that members of
his team at City Hall were on the ground in El Paso months ago.

Leeser said in September Adams told him the city would welcome migrants sent by the busloads from El
Paso to NYC. The Texas Democrat also said at the public meeting he had spoken with Adams about his
decision to send a group of senior advisors from NYC to El Paso for a fact-finding mission.

Adams was joined at the press conference by El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser.
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During the Sunday press conference, Adams said cities taking on many migrants – like in NYC, El Paso,
Washington, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles – don’t deserve to shoulder the burden.

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

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New York City has 26,000 migrants in its care and about 3,100 migrants arrived in the last week-and-a-
Adams said. The services that are provided are wide-ranging, he noted.

He said he plans to address this issue among cities at the US Conference of Mayors in Washington this
week, including those cities already taking in migrants, and those that are not.

“Because today it’s El Paso” Adams said. “Tomorrow it could be their cities.”

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5 hours ago

Taxpayers are paying for every need of the migrants,

including food that is being thrown away, yet the migrants have money for beer. Meanwhile,
can't afford eggs and

meals.

Maybe the taxpayer should get a big tax break for financially supporting the migrants.

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Matthew D
4 hours ago
The only thing taxpayers should be supporting is mass deportations and barring anyone
the US illegally from ever being allowed on US soil again.
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umiami
5 hours ago

The tax breaks would be funded by who?

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James Cuccinello
4 hours ago
Gee if only there was an immigration policy in place that could be enforced. Maybe expect
eople to enter the country through designated points of entry to be vetted thoroughly to
the guidelines for legal immigration were followed. Then maybe the southern border
not be over run and tho... See more
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THESKYISBLUE
6 hours ago

This is a huge network that it is well organized in several countries of South America. I learned
hat "travel agencies" sell a package including one way ticket and hotel to get into Mexico.
in Mexico, they have to wait for the "coyotes transportation services" after paying about

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Janet
38 minutes ago

“We further understand NGOs may be engaged in unlawfully orchestrating other border
rossings through activities on both sides of the border, including in sectors other than El
In light of these reports, I am calling on the Texas Attorney General’s Office to
an investigation into the...

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Trilby
5 hours ago

I wonder where they got that impression. Maybe they saw the brochure for the giant tent with
ideo games, and then the luxury hotels with turn-down service, laundry and maid service,
meals, free phones, debit cards, clothes, free haircuts, employment service, drivers'
and voter re...

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Pamela Foti
6 hours ago

Has Adams declared that NYC is not a sanctuary anymore ? Has Adams called INS or the
arshals to come and remove/deport them ?? Has he publicly blamed the Biden
?? If not, he's just appearing before the press for the publicity.

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bob silver
6 hours ago

the leftist types feel that press conferences ARE the accomplishment & the solution...

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Christie
6 hours ago

Adams, would like someone else to pay for it!

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Antg
6 hours ago

Hey Mayor, it was never a problem until they showed up in your city. Remember when
emocrats said, "Build bridges, not walls." And its actually better than they expected. Free
cell phone, hotel room, medical coverage, school.

Reply 49 Share

Merrick Grey
6 hours ago

"Millennials New Belly Yolkers" in New York City - has nice ring to it

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THESKYISBLUE
6 hours ago

That isa "crisis" created for gain of function style. There is not such crisis if they stop giving
people asylum on fake grounds. The whole word wants to come to the USA..

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Chieto
6 hours ago

Words that we will never hear from Adams or any Democrat..."President Biden, your unvetted
nd unlimited immigration policies are bankrupting and destroying America. We are in a time
horrible inflation. We don't have enough resources to take care of our own citizens, much
all of these asylu...

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Deep_C_Boss
4 hours ago

He could never be able to put that sentence together even with the most professional
writers available...

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ErrantBelle
6 hours ago

Democrats didn't want to spend 5 billion on a wall to make us safer

But over to a trillion to protect Ukraine was not enough

The government has become our enemy

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marrtyy
4 hours ago

What should our priorities be? Help the migrant or help the needy American. Who comes first?
hen you spend 2 billion on migrants who have no right to be here until they are granted
you are taking that money away from our needy - food, shelter, medical care, education.

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James Whelan
5 hours ago

Our country is being undermined by this Biden administration.

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S.A. Van Vleck

5 hours ago

"Undermined" is too kind. How about "sold out"?

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Kenny Hawk
4 hours ago

The press should stop trying to downplay the obvious illegality of this situation by constantly
to these people as "migrants." These people are not "migrants"! By having blatantly,
razenly and intentionally broken our immigration laws, they are "illegal aliens," and,
should be...

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Jay
5 hours ago

Then change NYC from being a sanctuary city. NO city in the USA should have ever been
elegated sanctuary cities, as the border should have always been closed and border wall built
ago back in the Clinton days at least. Thank your own democrats, Adams. LEGAL
welcome, most of our ...

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Knight3136
6 hours ago

This crisis is already causing problems in NYC. You have sanitation not cleaning the streets in
ome area. They have gone from 4 times per week to 2 per week. You see city garbage cans full
garbage, rats everywhere. You have EMS taking longer to get to someone who needs medical
There ...

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Jay Bird
5 hours ago

That's what the people of NYC vote for, and that's what they deserve. Need more of it.

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Merrick Grey
6 hours ago

Broke and downtrodden Palace...

Because of politicians hooked on a feeling to be the hero

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boom-laka-laka-laka
6 hours ago

False impression? How? NYC is a proud self-proclaimed sanctuary city. Isn't this what they

Reply 39 Share

Dick Hurtz
6 hours ago
Where’s White
! House in all of this? Their “ silence “ is deafening!! How is
good for America?
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JB 1612
6 hours ago

Cheaper lawn care because employer dose not have to pay workmans comp on them

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AnOpiner
3 hours ago

The big question never asked at the border of a migrant is "Do you have a family in the US with
hom you can stay and give you support?" Second question: "Where do they live and when will
come to pick you up?" A yes answer without proof or a no answer sends you back. Every
immigrant in y...

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JB 1612
6 hours ago

Hasn't Adams stated multiple times that NYC is a Sanctuary City ?

Blue Sanctuary Cities need to take all these illegal Aliens because they were virtue signalling
to come to the US

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Ling McFing
6 hours ago

You wanted it

You asked for it

It’s coming your way

Vote better people

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Merrick Grey
6 hours ago

Replacing republican voters with migrants is a long lengthy ordeal - could take longer than
political carrier....

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Bonapartist
4 hours ago

He doesn't want to understand that Biden's plan all along was for cities and states to absorb the
osts, in every sense of the word. Biden will never ask for an aid appropriation that would make
costs so stark no one could misunderstand it.

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Sigmund Fluyd
6 hours ago

Enforce immigration law. Defend the integrity of our borders. Problem solved.

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Lilbit
3 hours ago
There r a lot of us who came to the US the RIGHT way and in some cases waited in line
or a long time going through the process… you first have to become a permanent
then after so many years you can apply for citizenship, back when I did it it was
long arduous process but it was worth i... See more
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(* 982380987hfu
1 hour ago

When this crisis began and officials of southern boarder states and towns were referencing the
osts associated with the influx, Adams, in an absolute paroxysm of virtue signaling, fell over
stating that New York City would do anything and everything for illegal immigrants.

His statements w...

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Corn Pop
6 hours ago

‘false impression’ - ? Hmm...

Well, that is what the fake installed administration and the DHS Maaaaydorkass... effectively
o when they let people in just like that.. They're given money, cell phones, a big hug and a kiss,

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umiami
5 hours ago

So according to Adams, NYC with its 8 million population can't handle 30k ILLEGALS . NYC
epresents about 2.5% of the US population. Based on that math, the US can't handle
illegals. SO FAR , Biden has allowed almost 5,000,000 illegals in the country and

are currently flowing in at ...

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Keep America Free

3 hours ago

Step 1 - declare state of emergency

Step 2 - suspend sanctuary city status

Step 3 - begin busing to Martha's vineyard

Step 4 - begin cross country transportation to Orange County

Step 5 - begin cross country transportation to Malibu

Step 6 - begin cross country transportation to the Hollywood Hills

Step ...

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BidenTellTheTruth
6 hours ago
You can thank Joe and Kamamamamala
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boom-laka-laka-laka
6 hours ago

Kamaramalamadingdong.

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fishfry tunafish
5 hours ago

Adams still won't go all the way and lay the blame on Biden.

Reply 13 Share

LaRue 85
5 hours ago
He's in fear of the puppets secret police.
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