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At least three buses from Texas have arrived in the Big Apple in recent days and according to the Immigration Affairs Office, at a rate of a thousand migrants could be arriving daily, adding to the more than 60,000 that have arrived during the last year.
“The challenge for the city is how to integrate this great community of new New Yorkers who are coming to the city and who need work permits, who need the opportunity to function here and find opportunities for themselves and their families. ”, commented Deisy Flores, Immigration Team Leader Se hace Camino New York.
Liseth has just arrived from Texas, coming from Ecuador.
“Yes, it is very difficult for us to look for a job, we go looking there, knocking on doors to find a job.// Recently I am getting advice to see what asylum or a visa is,” said Liseth, an Ecuadorian migrant.
The state of New York approved a billion dollar budget to address this immigration emergency, but the government of Eric Adams continues to urge a federal solution.
“We are in regular communication with the mayors of cities and towns across the country that are dealing with this problem, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security presented a plan to manage regional migration flows and reduce illegal migration and they will be providing an additional $290 million in the coming weeks to support them,” said Karine Jean-Pierre, a White House spokeswoman.
With the end of title 42 on May 11, it is expected that more migrants will continue to arrive in the big apple.
