A Democratic mayor in Texas has bused greater than twice as many migrants to the Massive Apple because the state’s Republican governor — with out a peep of concern from Mayor Eric Adams.
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser’s relocation program has despatched 7,330 migrants to New York Metropolis since August 23, a spokesperson mentioned Thursday.
That determine, present as of Wednesday, compares to 2,700 migrants Gov. Greg Abbott’s workplace mentioned they’d bussed by September 23 — which they confirmed had grown to “over 3,000,” by Thursday — despatched from the southern border area to protest what Abbott calls President Biden’s “irresponsible open-border insurance policies.”
The migrants from El Paso account for greater than 42% of the estimated 17,400 which have flooded into town since officers turned conscious of the inflow in Could.
Metropolis officers anticipated 9 buses to convey a complete of about 500 extra migrants on Thursday nevertheless it’s unclear who chartered them, sources aware of the matter informed The Put up.
Adams, a Democrat, has repeatedly attacked Abbott — calling him “inhumane,” “unethical” and “anti-American” — for sending migrants to Gotham for the reason that first busload confirmed up with out warning on Aug. 5.
“It’s clear that Gov. Abbott is making an attempt to make this right into a political prop, utilizing people who find themselves searching for to dwell the American dream because the prop for him, and it’s simply actually unlucky,” Adams mentioned throughout a digital interview for final month’s Texas Tribune Pageant in Austin, Texas.
However the mayor has notably by no means criticized Leeser, who revealed at a public assembly final month that Adams privately agreed throughout a telephone dialog to “welcome” a whole lot of migrants from El Paso every day.
Adams has additionally pointedly refused responsible Biden for the disaster engulfing town, which has strained the homeless shelter system and compelled officers to show 42 lodges into emergency shelters.
That reluctance has sparked bipartisan criticism that Hizzoner ought to demand that the president finish the report circulate of migrants into the US.
Adams has accused Abbott of mendacity about when he began his relocation program and Metropolis Corridor on Thursday urged that would account for as many as 10,000 migrants.
“Regardless of his false claims, we all know Gov. Abbott has been sending asylum seekers to New York Metropolis for months. That is an unprecedented disaster and should be reported precisely,” Adams press secretary Fabien Levy mentioned.
Abbott’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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