New York City Faces Migrant Crisis: Mayor Adams Warns of Limited Resources
Mayor Eric Adams highlights the city's struggle with an influx of migrants, emphasizing that New York's resources and space are at their limit.
- Mayor Eric Adams states New York City is 'out of room' due to the unprecedented number of migrants, warning that people may soon be forced to sleep on the streets.
- Adams criticizes sanctuary city laws and the right-to-shelter law, claiming they limit his ability to manage the crisis and are unfair to both New Yorkers and migrants.
- The mayor's administration is engaged in legal battles to enforce the right-to-shelter law, which he says was not intended for migrants and asylum seekers.
- A lawsuit has been filed against Adams for not expanding the city's housing voucher program as required by a new law, amidst the city's struggle to house homeless immigrants.
- Adams insists that while New York is a city of immigrants, it cannot shoulder the global migrant problem alone, stressing that the city's resources are finite.