Migrant crisis warning issued by New York mayor: 'The visible signs will start to show'
New York is at risk of turning into one huge refugee camp as the city's mayor warns that the migrant crisis could soon spill out onto the streets
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New York is at risk of turning into one huge refugee camp as the city's mayor warns that the migrant crisis could soon spill out onto the streets.
Mayor Eric Adams claims the city has seen huge cuts due to mass numbers of migrants arriving into the five boroughs.
The Mayor has promised to reduce the cost of housing the migrants by 20 per cent but has not yet said how this will be achieved.
He told a press conference on Tuesday: "The visible signs of this crisis is going to start to show itself and our goal is to not have people sleeping on the street.
Mayor Eric Adams claims the city has seen huge cuts due to mass numbers of migrants arriving into the five boroughs
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"And, actually, believe it or not, there are migrant and asylum seekers who are saying, ‘We want to sleep on the streets.’
"And so, [because] people have the right to do so, we need to be clear on that in New York City. People have a right to sleep on the streets. We cannot stop them. I want New Yorkers to understand that."
When asked if his warnings were a scaring tactic into convincing the Biden administration to hand over more money to the area, Adams said the police were not doing enough along the southern border.
"You know, and I think that when you have elected officials looking for political points, instead of making the point that New York City tax dollars should not be going to paying for a national problem," he said.
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"Every conversation should start with that … so we don’t try to use this as leverage.
"It’s unfair to migrants and asylum seekers and it’s unfair to New York City taxpayers."
He has previously called out the Biden administration for not doing enough to help tackle the issue.
Last August in Brooklyn, Adams said: "There is no reason the national government is not standing true to the basic principle of the American experience to allow you the right to work.
New York Mayor Eric RobertsReuters"It is unacceptable."
City Hall has repeatedly warned that the crisis could cost taxpayers as much as $12billion over the next three years.
In an attempt to control the spiralling costs, Adams has given all city departments until this month to reduce an initial 5 per cent from their budgets.
He has warned they should prepare for an additional two rounds, totalling another 10 per cent early next year.