Biden, it's you
Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams are covering that old song called "Baby It's You." Their cover version is "Biden It's You," or sort of their way of blaming the Biden administration for the sanctuary state mess that they created.
This is the story:
That was one small step for Kathy Hochul — one big mistake for New York.
The governor, up to her eyeballs in migrants, this week pointed the bony finger of blame at Biden administration border policies — and this was a very hopeful sign.
Could she be coming out of her coma?
Probably not.
For the governor then effectively endorsed the root cause of New York's border-crosser crisis — Gotham's completely insane, prohibitively expensive and totally unsustainable "right-to-shelter" policy.
My guess is that Governor Hochul is in a no-win situation. She knows that the problem lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, who opened the border. At the same time, she has to keep the liberal wing of the party happy, or the same people who support this insane policy.
Mayor Adams is in the middle of this mess. His hands are tied, and the Abbott Bus Lines keep dropping off passengers.
The key word in the article is "totally unsustainable," or the reality that a state losing taxpayers can't afford to spend more money. In other words, every dollar that goes to migrants comes from another state or city program.
The other reality is that there is no money coming from Washington. The House won't pass such an expenditure, and there are not 60 votes in the U.S. Senate.
So Hochul-Adams can sing "Biden It's You" 'til the wee hours of the morning. They'd be better off, and so would the citizens they represent, if they would call on the migrants to stay in Mexico rather than New York.
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NY Republicans, Democrats Urge Biden to Back Off Turning ‘Historic Gem’ Fort Wadsworth into Migrant Camp
New York Republicans and Democrats are urging President Joe Biden, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), and Mayor Eric Adams (D) to back off turning “historic gem” Fort Wadsworth, built in 1663, into a migrant camp for thousands of border crossers and illegal aliens.
This month, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials were reportedly spotted reviewing Fort Wadsworth as a place to house border crossers and illegal aliens.
In response, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) has brought together a coalition of Republicans and Democrats to urge Biden to drop any plans to turn the military installation into a migrant camp.
“Fort Wadsworth is a historic gem cherished by the Staten Island community and utilized by our brave United States Coast Guard service members and U.S. Park Police for both housing and operations,” Malliotakis said in a statement:
It also houses a food pantry for service members and veterans who certainly should be prioritized over citizens of other countries. Any plan to house thousands of migrants here would cause irreparable damage to not only the physical condition of this park, but decimate local tourism and impact public safety in the surrounding community. This plan cannot move forward and we stand united and ready to fight tooth and nail to ensure it doesn’t. [Emphasis added]
Besides sending a letter to Biden, Hochul, and Adams over the plans, Malliotakis is filing legislation that would block federal and state funds from being used to turn Fort Wadsworth into a migrant camp.
Republicans backing Malliotakis’s legislation include Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, State Sen. Andrew Lanza, City Councilman Joe Borelli, City Councilman David Carr, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola, City Councilman Ari Kagan, State Assemblyman Michael Tannousis, and State Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo.
Many Democrats are also supporting the legislation, including Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon, State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, City Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks, State Assemblyman Charles Fall, State Assemblywoman Jamie Williams, and State Assemblyman Michael Reilly.
Kenneth Spencer, chairman of the U.S. Park Police Fraternal Order of Police, has voiced support for Malliotakis’s legislation as well.
Since the spring of last year, more than 100,000 border crossers and illegal aliens have arrived in New York City. The massive illegal immigration influx is set to cost New Yorkers some $12 billion by 2025.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
LOS ANGELES IS NOW MEXICO'S SECOND LARGEST CITY!
New York’s problem with impoverished illegal migrants is mirrored in Boston, Massachusetts, and in Los Angeles.
Mass immigration shifts investment, jobs & wealth from the central states to the coastal states.
NY shows how Trump partly reversed the wealth transfer by curbing migration.
Yet GOP pols keep voting for immigration that makes their states poorer. #H1B https://t.co/NsKy7qY76V
— Neil Munro (@NeilMunroDC)
Gov. Kathy Hochul Announces Jobs Program for Illegal Aliens as 380K New Yorkers are Unemployed
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has announced a jobs program for tens of thousands of border crossers and illegal aliens who are arriving in the sanctuary state every week, even as about 380,000 New Yorkers are unemployed.
As more than 100,000 border crossers and illegal aliens have arrived in New York, mostly in New York City, since the spring of last year, Hochul has pleaded with President Joe Biden not to stem the flow of illegal immigration but to more easily provide new arrivals with work permits.
In addition, Hochul rolled out a jobs program for border crossers and illegal aliens whereby the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) will be authorized to connect migrants with employers so they can nab jobs.
“All asylum seekers with work authorization in New York can now register for assistance here,” a press release from Hochul’s office states of the jobs program:
DOL career experts will work with individuals to assess skills, work history, education, career interests and more, and connect them with employers across the State. Additionally, the New York State Department of Labor launched a portal enabling businesses to inform the State that they would welcome newly-authorized individuals into their workforce. [Emphasis added]
Hochul’s jobs program comes as more than 380,000 New Yorkers are counted as unemployed and likely hundreds of thousands more remain out of the labor market entirely.
For months, Hochul has championed mass immigration to New York as a boon for corporate special interests who are consistently lobbying lawmakers to increase immigration so they have access to a steady flow of willing, cheaper foreign workers they can hire.
Researchers have found that a flooded labor market, a result of mass immigration, can easily diminish job opportunities and wages for Americans.
One particular study by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found that for every one percent increase in the immigrant portion of an American worker’s occupation, their weekly wages are cut by perhaps 0.5 percent. This means the average native-born American has their weekly wages reduced by potentially ninr percent, as more than 18 percent of the workforce is foreign-born.
In New York, immigrants make up almost 30 percent of the workforce. This suggests, based on the CIS estimation, that the average New Yorker has his or her wages cut by potentially 15 percent.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
