Both NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser have accused Arizona and Texas of sending migrants to their cities, which they say is straining their social services, including homeless shelters.
Bowser argued that migrants have been "tricked" into getting on buses to the country's capital and called for federal aid.
"Local taxpayers are not picking up the tab. They should not pick up the tab," Bowser announced. "We really need a coordinated federal response. We know that it’s done for refugees who come to the states from all points of the world and the same has to be done in this situation."
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Adams, in the meantime, announced NYC is dealing with a "marked increase" in asylum seekers, with over 2,800 entering the city’s shelter system.
"In some instances, families are arriving on buses sent by the Texas and Arizona governments, while in other cases, it appears that the federal government is sending individuals," he announced in a statement.
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Both Texas and Arizona have been moving migrants to the country's capital as part of an attempt to bring what they say are the consequences of "open border" policies to the politicians who promote them -- yet they both denied sending any migrants to the Big Apple. They have further pressed those mayors to turn their attention to the Biden administration, not to their states.
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In an announcement, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said that Adams "needs to get his facts straight and pay closer attention to what’s taking place because our country's security depends on it.:
"The State of Arizona is providing voluntary transportation for asylum seekers only to Washington, D.C., not New York," he stated. "President Biden created the crisis at the border — he’s failed to respond to calls for action and refuses even to visit the border, so we’re bringing the issue a little closer to home for him."
"The President’s policies have placed overwhelming burdens on Arizona communities," he stated. "It’s convenient that these liberal mayors are finally speaking up on this humanitarian crisis once it affects their communities, even though our program does not charter to New York City."
Renae Eze, spokesperson for Texas Gov. Abbott, further announced that Texas had bused 5,200 migrants to D.C. since April, but not to NYC.
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