Blame Game Over NY’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis Escalates

As New York deals with over100,000 migrants from the southern border, the blame game heats up.
Blame Game Over NY’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis Escalates
New York Mayor Eric Adams addresses the media at a rally in support of asylum seekers in New York on Aug. 15, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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The fight over who’s to blame for New York’s illegal immigrant crisis is heating up as the city struggles to deal with an influx of more than 100,000 people from the southern border.

While the mayor of New York City and the state’s governor want the Biden administration to step up and address the border crisis, the White House is pushing the blame on Republicans.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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