Wednesday’s NBC Nightly News had a report detailing a growing fight between Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the state’s Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul over who was to blame for mishandling the throngs of illegal immigrants who had flooded into New York. Despite the fact that the media and the Democrat Party believe endless numbers of foreign nationals were a good thing, NBC still highlighted the catfight between the two.
“Far from the southern border, many American cities are struggling tonight to handle the high number of migrants. New York's mayor says the city is at a breaking point but is now facing sharp criticism from the state's governor,” anchor Lester Holt announced at the top of the segment.
National correspondent Gabe Gutierrez further reported on the argument between the two Democrats: “A new battle is brewing over how New York City is handling the record-breaking influx of migrants. Mayor Eric Adams pushing back after the state's governor Kathy Hochul, a fellow Democrat accused him of not doing enough.”
“It comes after a lawyer for the governor today sent a scathing letter saying the city faces a serious crisis and has failed to accept the state's offer of assistance and should do more to act in a proactive manner," Gutierrez added.
According to Gutierrez, Adams opened “two new shelters and he's repeatedly slammed the federal government for not doing enough to help the city.”
It’s understandable that neither Adams nor Hochul wants the blame for the crisis since “more than 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived. More than 58,000 are now in shelters and officials estimate housing and caring for migrants will cost city taxpayers $12 billion by 2025.”
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The transcript is below:
NBC Nightly News
8/16/2023
6:40:07 p.m. EasternLESTER HOLT: Far from the southern border, many American cities are struggling tonight to handle the high number of migrants. New York's mayor says the city is at a breaking point but is now facing sharp criticism from the state's governor. Gabe Gutierrez has more for us on that tonight.
GABE GUTIERREZ: Tonight a new battle is brewing over how New York City is handling the record-breaking influx of migrants. Mayor Eric Adams pushing back after the state's governor Kathy Hochul, a fellow Democrat accused him of not doing enough.
MAYOR ERIC ADAMS: If her observation is that here's some things that you can do differently, we're all in. One thing no one is stating that we didn't do, we’ve housed 100,000 people, unlike any other city.
GUTIERREZ: It comes after a lawyer for the governor today sent a scathing letter saying the city faces a serious crisis and has failed to accept the state's offer of assistance and should do more to act in a proactive manner. The mayor opening two new shelters and he's repeatedly slammed the federal government for not doing enough to help the city. Today, we spoke with Carla from Ecuador with her 4-year-old daughter outside the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan which has been turned into a migrant housing facility. "Give us an opportunity," she says. "Many of us just want to work." Across the country, other major cities are also struggling with the influx and Massachusetts governor just declared a state of emergency.
GOV. MAURA HEALEY: It's unsustainable.
GUTIERREZ: In New York, since last year more than 100,000 asylum seekers have arrived. More than 58,000 are now in shelters and officials estimate housing and caring for migrants will cost city taxpayers $12 billion by 2025. Business owner Joe Germinata says one of those shelters is impacting his neighborhood.
JOE GERMINATA: They're hanging out on the sidewalks. There's trash. You know, we found hypodermic needles. It's become a real nuisance.
GUTIERREZ: Mayor Adams argues a major step to solve this crisis would be allowing migrants to get work permits. Lester?
