Democratic 'Sanctuary City' Mayors Beg Biden For Bailout Amid Worsening Migrant

[Ptarmigan]

Democratic 'Sanctuary City' Mayors Beg Biden For Bailout Amid Worsening Migrant Crisis
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democratic-mayors-five-major-cities-request-assistance-biden-amid-worsening-migrant

Democratic mayors from Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York are feeling the financial pressure as their cities have been swamped with hundreds of thousands of migrants bussed in from the southern border. These mayors have asked President Biden in a letter, urgently requesting federal support and resources, citing the significant strain on their city budgets.

AP News first obtained the letter, which shows Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is leading the coalition of mayors. The letter states:

We believe additional action is needed and believe as the Mayors leading many of our most affected cities we can be helpful partners in identifying solutions. To address this crisis without further delay, we are requesting an urgent meeting with you to directly discuss ways we can work with your administration to avoid large numbers of additional asylum seekers being brought to our cities with little to no coordination, support, or resources.

Johnston and the mayors outlined several key requests to address the challenges posed by the migrant crisis:

Additional Federal Funding: They advocate for an additional $5 billion in federal funds to cover the expenses already incurred by their cities and to continue serving the growing number of arrivals. The cities are currently spending millions weekly on shelter and support, and the mayors stress that relying solely on municipal budgets is unsustainable.

Accelerate Work Authorization and Adjudication: The mayors request expedited processing of work authorizations, aiming for a 30-day turnaround. They note that many eligible individuals are currently facing waits of six months or more. They suggest supplemental funding for USCIS to reduce these wait times and support waiving fees for applicants.

Increase Access to Work Authorization: The mayors emphasize the need for broadened work authorization for newcomers, noting that many are ineligible under current rules. They argue that allowing newcomers to work would reduce reliance on public support and benefit local economies.

Collaborative Federal Approach to Coordinated Entry: The mayors propose a coordinated entry and distribution process for newcomers, similar to the system used by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). They suggest the federal government work with nonprofit partners to manage the geographic movement of recent arrivals, potentially placing regional coordinators in major cities to ensure capacity and successful integration.

Sanctuary Cities wished for it. How is that working out, eh?

[Dblhaul]

It appears they have no problem with an open border. All they want is for us tax payers to fund these trespassers.

[Old n Grumpy]

The solution is simple, close the border and start deporting people who entered illegally.

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out 

[DefiantSix]

The solution is simple, close the border and start deporting people who entered illegally.

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure that out 

Even simpler than that: shut down the availability of welfare benefits to anyone without at least a green card (personally, I'd make it so that you have to have at least 12 months of work on that green card before the welfare bennies kick in, and then they're good only for the amount of time you've worked) and then start prosecuting employers who hire those with no or demonstrably phony residence credentials.

Dry up the incentive for them to be here, and they'll deport themselves. It's been proven effective every time it's actually been tried.

[Eupher]

Even simpler than that: shut down the availability of welfare benefits to anyone without at least a green card (personally, I'd make it so that you have to have at least 12 months of work on that green card before the welfare bennies kick in, and then they're good only for the amount of time you've worked) and then start prosecuting employers who hire those with no or demonstrably phony residence credentials.

Dry up the incentive for them to be here, and they'll deport themselves. It's been proven effective every time it's actually been tried.

I wonder how many politicians and lobbyists who rake in the cash hire those of questionable credentials for their cheap labor.

These "employers" need their pool men, gardeners, maids, and limo drivers, dontcha know.

[Old n Grumpy]

Dry up the incentive for them to be here, and they'll deport themselves. It's been proven effective every time it's actually been tried.

A simple cost effective solution

[Ptarmigan]

Brooklyn high school switches to remote learning to make room for 2,000 illegals
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/brooklyn-high-school-switches-remote-learning-make-room-2000-illegals

Amid the influx of illegals arriving in New York City and the surrounding area, one Brooklyn high school has closed its doors to students and will instead conduct remote classes while more than 2,000 people shelter in its gym.

"I have been informed that due to the incoming storm affecting New York City, around 2,000 migrants from Floyd Bennett field will be transported to James Madison High School this evening and will be occupying its gymnasiums overnight," New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov confirmed in a press release. "As an elected official representing this community, I demand a full stop to using our public schools as a shelter ever again."

New York has maintained a camp for new arrivals at the Floyd Bennett Field amid a broader struggle to find accommodations for them. Video footage showed busloads of people arriving at the school on Tuesday evening.

Students at James Madison High School are going to remote learning because of migrants being sheltered in the gym.

[Texacon]

Simply shameful. 

All it would take for the dems to get on board to closing the border would be for these people to come in with Cuban like political views.  THEN you would see the dems start to take action!

KC

[Old n Grumpy]

Accelerate Work Authorization and Adjudication:

This brilliant idea will glut the market with unskilled labor, pushing out on skilled Americans, who depend on those jobs.

Being a sanctuary city was popular during the trump administration to snuff their nose at him and his efforts to try to control immigration. Now it’s biting them in the butt. I hope it hurts.

[RonE]

Hey Martha's Vinyard. Step up and house the downtrodden. You are oh so sensitive UNTIL your zip code is affected.  What a sickening group of assholes you are to welcome the illegals to our neighborhoods but absolutely forbid them in theirs. 

[Old n Grumpy]

All those border states need to keep pumping those illegals to those sanctuary cities in the upscale ZIP Codes as fast and hard as possible. Bury them with the illegals that they love so much.