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Democrats Ask Biden to Declare Emergency as Illegal Immigrants Flood NYC

Fifty-four elected officials in New York City have sent a letter to President Joe Biden to address the influx of illegal immigrants in the city, asking him to declare a federal state of emergency so that the illegal immigrants can legally work in the country.
Democrats Ask Biden to Declare Emergency as Illegal Immigrants Flood NYC
Illegal immigrants with their belongings on the sidewalk in front of the Watson Hotel in New York on Jan. 30, 2023. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
7/31/2023|Updated: 8/1/2023
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Fifty-four elected officials in New York City have sent a letter to President Joe Biden to address the influx of illegal immigrants in the city, asking him to declare a federal state of emergency so that the illegal immigrants can legally work in the country.

“We are elected officials from New York City requesting your help. Our City is experiencing an unprecedented migrant influx, with a surge of asylum seekers arriving here in numbers never seen before in history. Our City is at a breaking point,” wrote New York City Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar.
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.
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