Former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 after several women accused him of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Cuomo went on to say he's been "in and out" of government his entire life, working under former President Bill Clinton and alongside David Dinkins, New York's mayor in the early 1990s.
"This is the worst government blunder I have seen in my entire life," Cuomo went on to say. "You have the federal government – which is where it starts – standing at the border with a sign that says, ‘Come to the United States of America and claim asylum.'"
Cuomo then shifted the blame to New York, arguing the state funnels the migrants only to New York City, "because politically, for their politics, they want the problem in New York City, and they don't want the problem in the rest of the state."
Since spring 2022, more than 175,000 people seeking asylum have arrived in the city illegally, city data shows. Mayor Eric Adams, alongside a coalition of other state mayors, has ramped up calls in recent months for the Biden administration to send federal aid to keep up with the influx.
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Migrants gather outside the Roosevelt Hotel, where they try to secure temporary housing on Aug. 2, 2023, in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Tent cities and emergency shelters have sprung up all across New York City, making it a new norm for residents. Meanwhile, Adams also recently called for the "sanctuary city laws" to be modified to allow for deportation of illegal migrants who commit violent crimes.
"But those small numbers that have committed crimes, we need to modify the sanctuary city law that if you commit a felony or violent act we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported," Adams said at a town hall meeting last month.
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To alleviate the strain on taxpayers, the city began bussing asylum seekers to counties upstate, sending off alarm bells to other local leaders. Broome County, roughly 180 miles north of New York City, last year responded by declaring a state of emergency in an effort to prevent any more arrivals.
In January, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $2.4 billion of the liberal state's $233 billion budget would be earmarked for New York City's humanitarian aid. Some of the aid would reportedly reimburse the city for some costs associated with managing emergency shelters.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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