Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and several New York Republican lawmakers on Friday demanded that Gov. Kathy Hochul follow Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s lead and take immediate action to secure the northern border amid a surge in illegal crossings from Canada.
In a letter to the Empire State governor, Stefanik and her colleagues told Hochul they were “surprised” not to see his name among the 25 state governors who signed a joint statement Thursday in support of Abbott’s efforts to secure the border. south, given the toll. The immigration crisis has affected New York.
“As unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants cross our borders and infiltrate New York, your refusal to reverse course has created an unsustainable environment that has taken a financial and humanitarian toll on the state,” the letter states.
“Given the influx of illegal immigrants into New York, we ask that you make efforts to secure the northern border and support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his efforts to do the same with our southern border,” argue the New York legislators . “With Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas refusing to act, it is time for our governors to take decisive action to protect their citizens and our country.”
In their call for swift action, Stefanik and her allies point to the 91,640 U.S. Border Patrol encounters of migrants last year along the New York-Canada border in the Swanton and Buffalo sectors, including the arrest of an Iranian citizen with unspecified “links to terrorism.” caught trying to enter the US illegally near Niagara Falls.
Rep. Elise Stefanik and other Republican congressional lawmakers from New York called on Hochul to secure the northern border. AP
Lawmakers also highlight the $2 billion New York City has already spent on housing and caring for the record number of immigrants who have overwhelmed the Big Apple under the Biden administration and the city’s projected $12 billion in spending in immigrants by the end of 2025.
Earlier this week, Hochul and eight other Democratic governors called for federal action on immigration in a letter to President Biden and congressional leaders, describing the influx of migrants from the southern border as a “humanitarian crisis.”
On Tuesday, the governor unveiled a record $233 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025, including $2.4 billion for New York City’s migrant crisis.
Governor Hochul called the situation on the southern border a “humanitarian crisis.” AP
Meanwhile, in Texas, Abbott has invoked what he claims is the right of the Lone Star State. “constitutional right to protect and defend our southern border.”
His strategy to combat migrant crossings, which the Biden administration considers unconstitutional, has included installing barbed wire and floating barriers along illegal entry hotspots, signing legislation allowing state authorities to arrest and imprison those who cross the border illegally, and bus tens of thousands of people. of asylum seekers to the so-called “sanctuary cities.”
The Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that federal authorities have the right to cut down Abbott’s barbed wire fence.
The governor has defiantly promised to install more, prompting declarations of support from half the nation’s governors, all Republicans.
Twenty-five Republican governors signed a statement supporting Abbott’s efforts to secure the Texas-Mexico border. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
“Far-left Kathy Hochul has openly admitted that New York taxpayers cannot afford to continue subsidizing illegal immigrants coming across our borders because of Joe Biden’s disastrous open borders policies,” Stefanik told ThePost. “She has the opportunity here and now to support Governor Greg Abbott as he works tirelessly to secure the Texas border and protect our country from this invasion that Joe Biden has unforgivably encouraged.”
“Kathy Hochul has a duty to all New Yorkers to ensure their safety and right now she is failing them miserably.”
Representatives Nick Langworthy, Nicole Malliotakis, Brandon Williams, Claudia Tenney, Nick LaLota, Marc Molinaro, Mike Lawler and Anthony D’Esposito joined Stefanik in signing the letter.
On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that 788 migrants had been detained in December trying to enter the country illegally from Canada in the Buffalo and Swanton sectors, nearly double the 432 detained in December 2022 after 58 and 34 matches were recorded in it. month of the previous two years.
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