"As nine Democratic governors, led by New York's Governor Kathy Hochul, have joined together to call on President Biden and Congress to address the humanitarian crisis faced by migrants, we begin today's show in New York City looking at the conditions endured by tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have arrived here over the last year, many on buses from Texas as part of Republican Governor Greg Abbott's anti-immigrant efforts."
"On Sunday, a 3-month-old girl staying in a migrant shelter with her family in Queens died after suffering a heart attack. This comes amidst an ongoing housing crisis for migrants and asylum seekers in the city, that's left many scrambling for a safe place to live after New York City Mayor Eric Adams imposed a 60-day limit for families to stay in shelters, 30 days for single men. Around 2,000 migrant men, women and children staying in a remote tent facility built at a former airport called Floyd Bennett Field have faced below-freezing temperatures and a lack of medical services."
"Migrants are simply making these failures in our society very visible," says Chacón.
#democratic-governors #migrants #asylum-seekers #new-york-city #chicago #anti-immigrant-efforts #harsh-conditions #lack-of-services #housing-crisis #scapegoats #immigration-system
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