As an influx of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants overwhelms New York City, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking into an “unprecedented” option to provide the new arrivals with documents that would allow them to legally work in the state.
On Tuesday afternoon, shortly before a discussion with state legislative leaders on the illegal immigrant crisis, Ms. Hochul told reporters in her Manhattan office that she intended to support a new bill that would dramatically shorten the waiting period between filing an asylum claim and getting a work permit.
