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Eric Adams: Without a doubt, our immigration system is broken, but the cost of managing an international humanitarian crisis should…

On the recordMarch 4, 2025
Without a doubt, our immigration system is broken, but the cost of managing an international humanitarian crisis should not overwhelmingly fall onto one city alone... The $80 million that FEMA approved, paid, and then rescinded—after the city spent more than $7 billion in the last three years—is the bare minimum our taxpayers deserve.
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Eric Adams
Democratic · New York

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Adams emphasizes the unfair burden on NYC regarding immigration costs and the importance of the rescinded funds.

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