Bipartisan group of NY pols call on Biden to finally address US border ‘war zone’ as city’s migrant crisis rages on
NY Post
A bipartisan group of New York county leaders is calling on President Biden to immediately address the “war zone” at the southern US border — which has fueled the ongoing migrant crisis in the Empire State.
The pols sounded the alarm two weeks after hearing horrific stories of human and drug smuggling during a trip to the US-Mexico border, where they witnessed a laughable lack of security and technology allowing thousands of people to pour in the US unvetted.
“The situation is dire,” New York State Association of Counties President Daniel McCoy, a Democrat, wrote in the scathing letter to Biden sent Tuesday and obtained by The Post.
The NYSAC outlined 10 issues that they say require “immediate attention” from Biden, including securing the border, adding more immigration judges, streamlining communications between the feds and local municipalities and fast-tracking paperwork.
“We urge you to prioritize addressing the migrant crisis and implementing comprehensive reforms to our immigration system,” McCoy wrote.
“The well-being of our communities, the dignity of migrants, and the bedrock ideals of the United States of America depend on swift and decisive action.”
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