Texas has taken more than 95,000 immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities across the US, according to Governor Greg Abbott, who on Tuesday warned the “transportation mission” would continue until President Biden can address the border crisis.
The Big Apple has become the most popular destination as the Lone Star State has sent 33,600 immigrants to the city since August 2022, according to figures released by Abbott’s office last week.
During the same period, Texas has sent more than 28,000 immigrants to Chicago, while another 12,500 have been sent to Washington, DC since April 2022.
Another 13,800 immigrants have been sent to Denver since last May while 3,400 have gone to Philadelphia since November 2022. An additional 1,300 immigrants have arrived in Los Angeles since June.
While officials in those cities lament how the influx of immigrants has depleted local resources, Abbott said border cities still deal with more immigrants on a regular basis.
“Sanctuary cities like NYC & Chicago only see a FRACTION of what Texas border towns face every day,” he tweeted Tuesday.
Governor Greg Abbott released the latest numbers on Tuesday. AP
“We will continue our transportation mission until Biden reverses his open borders policy.”
Abbott’s office said in a news release that the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard have been working together to “fill the dangerous gap created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border.”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called it “disgraceful” to put migrants on buses and planes en route to other cities.
Migrants have reached the southern border in record numbers. ZUMAPRESS.com
Meanwhile New York City Mayor Eric Adams slammed Texas again on Tuesday for creating “chaos” in Gotham.
“What Governor Abbott has done and his reckless disregard for using people as pawns, he just wants to create chaos and we can’t be so stagnant that we don’t respond to his transition,” Adams said.
Adams signed an executive order last month in an effort to limit the number of buses coming into the city with asylum seekers.
Over 95,000 immigrants were boarded by Texas. AP
The order requires charter bus companies to notify City Hall 32 hours before they plan to deliver migrants, and limits transportation to one location in Manhattan between 8:30 a.m. and noon.
“We’re dealing with someone who just wants to disrupt,” said Adams, who wants to add trains and planes to the executive order.
Mayor Adams has criticized Abbott over the busing. Robert Miller
New York City has seen more than 160,000 immigrants arrive since spring 2022.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson last week appealed to the federal government to help deal with the migrant crisis, warning “the whole country is now at stake” if the Fed doesn’t get involved.
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