The mayor of New York, Democrat Eric Adams, warned of this on Thursday Illegal immigration “will destroy the city” in a context in which the American metropolis is confronted with one of the largest waves of migration in recent years.
«I’ve never had a problem in my life that I couldn’t see the end of.. “I don’t see an end to this,” said Adams, who warned during an event in the city about the devastating impact of efforts to house and care for migrants on the economy.
«This problem will destroy New York City. We will all be affected by this. I said it last year when we had 15,000 (immigrants) and I say it now with 110,000 (immigrants).» said the New York mayor, according to the Politico portal.
In light of this speech, representatives of the Republican Party praised the mayor and They took the opportunity to highlight the position of their training against illegal migration while criticizing the White House for failing to take action on the matter.
«The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have it.. “Thank you to Mayor Adams for his honesty about the extent of the immigration crisis in New York City,” Republican Nick LaLota said on his social network X profile.
Adams has repeatedly warned about the financial impact of the current wave of migration on the city. “We are about to lose the city we knew” the New York mayor came to say.
The situation in New York is such that even local authorities have been forced to impose several rounds of budget cuts on city authorities. The impact on public services is currently limited as the majority of funding comes from re-estimates of public spending.
