A bipartisan City Council coalition wants the White House to declare a federal emergency because of the asylum-seeker crisis — a move they said should free up funding for the five boroughs to…
— a move they said should free up funding for the five boroughs to house, feed and educate migrants.
In a letter to President Biden and other top DC pols, six Republican and two moderate Democrats in the said such “bold steps” are needed immediately to refill city coffers being drained to provide essential services to migrants, with no end in sight.$1 billion in federal assistance“These services, which have already cost our taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, are only growing as more buses of migrants arrive each day.
“This crisis is too large and too important to be ignored,” they said. “We implore you to take immediate action to protect the rights and well-being of the asylum seekers and the safety of the citizens of New York City.”
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