New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proposed that migrants be sent to every city in the United States to alleviate the burden on large cities like his own.
Adams believes that dispersing the migrants throughout the country would make the crisis easier to manage. His proposal comes after repeated announcements that New York City lacks the resources to accommodate the influx of migrants, who are being bused into the city by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX).
Adams made the suggestion during an appearance on CBS News's Face the Nation, stating, "We have 108,000 cities, villages, towns. If everyone takes a small portion of that, and if it's coordinated at the border to ensure that those who are coming here to this country in a lawful manner is actually moved throughout the entire country, it is not a burden on one city."
New York City has received over 70,000 migrant asylum-seekers, with 42,000 still under the city's care. Adams has been critical of President Joe Biden's handling of immigration, but he also blamed Republicans for not passing any immigration reform through Congress.
"The problem is that Republicans for far too many years have failed to deal with real immigration reform," he said. "This is a national issue. No city should be going through this, including El Paso, Brownsville [in Texas]."
Adams has expressed increasing frustration over what he claims is the abandonment of his city by federal authorities. In April, he stated, "The national government has turned its back on New York City. Every service in this city is going to be impacted by the asylum-seeker crisis."
As a solution, Adams believes that dispersing the migrants throughout the country would be more manageable and fairer to all cities. He emphasized that the crisis should not be the burden of a few large cities, but rather a national issue that requires a coordinated response.
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