NY Gov. Hochul Urges Biden to Help Fund Housing, Grant Work Authorization to Illegal Immigrants

The increase in illegal immigrants has stretched the city’s and state’s resources and “imposed overwhelming demands on the City’s homeless shelters.”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gives a speech on the Hudson River tunnel project at the West Side Yard in New York City on Jan. 31, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging President Joe Biden to direct the federal government and help provide the sanctuary state with housing, support, and work authorization for illegal immigrants.

In an Aug. 24 letter (pdf) to President Biden, Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, laid out a number of specific requests, including expedited work authorizations for illegal immigrants to allow them to “resettle in communities more quickly,” financial assistance for New York City and New York State, and the use of federal land and facilities for temporary shelter sites.