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AOC heckled by New Yorkers furious over the migrant crisis
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was drowned out by New Yorkers furious over the migrant crisis that has erupted in the city.
Protesters shouted “close the border” as the “Squad” member attempted to speak to the press outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
She was part of a group of Democratic protesters who had to end a press conference prematurely because they were drowned out.
The Roosevelt Hotel has become the center of the Big Apple’s migrant scandal.
“My name is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. I’m here alongside Rep. Adriano Espaillat, and we are incredibly thrilled and excited to be here,” the congresswoman began.
“Close the border!” Close the border! Respect the AOC constitution! I am your voter! » » shouted a man into a megaphone after the MP’s speech.
“What we’re looking to do is make sure all the resources are needed and that we partner with the city and the state,” she said, as the man with the megaphone shouted : “Illegal immigration is not a good thing! Respect the constitution, close the border!’
“As you can see, this is a controversial issue,” Rep. Espalliat, D-N.Y., acknowledged.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was drowned out by New Yorkers furious over the migrant crisis that has erupted in the city.
Protesters shouted “close the border” as the “Squad” member attempted to speak to the press outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan.
A hairdresser cuts the hair of migrants in front of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York where they are staying, August 23.
Recently arrived migrants gather in front of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York on August 14, 2023 in New York.
Last week, Mayor Eric Adams admitted he didn’t see a solution to the problem as he denounced President Joe Biden’s lack of aid during a public meeting.
“Let me tell you something, New Yorker. Never in my life have I had a problem that I couldn’t see an end to. I don’t see an end to this,” he conceded. “This problem is going to destroy New York City. Destroy New York City.
The former top police officer became emotional as he spoke of the almost daily arrival of migrant buses, with more than 10,000 arriving each month. More than 110,000 people are scattered across the subway, and Adams’ office estimated the problem would cost New York City $12 billion over three years.
Authorities fear that without an exit ramp, the situation could soon reach a boiling point as furious protesters have clashed in the streets of the five boroughs while more migrants are left homeless due to limited space.
And ousted New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned that the migrant issue would hurt Democrats politically.
“It was a federal responsibility, period. First of all. Neither the state nor the city. “Immigration law is a federal responsibility…It’s a function that the federal government has to manage and make sure that every city, every state does its fair share,” he said Thursday during an appearance at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club in Brooklyn.
He added that the Biden administration should “foot the bill for the cost of migrants and not ask taxpayers in any city to foot the bill.”
“How we get to the point where Governor Abbot of Texas is deciding where hundreds of thousands of migrants move in this country is laughable,” Cuomo asked the crowd.
He told the crowd that Republicans like Trump would use the situation to score political points.
“This is going to hurt us,” Cuomo said. “I’ll tell you what Donald Trump is going to say in four words: ‘I told you so.’
The Democrat also claimed that if he were still governor, he would go to Washington D.C. to demand federal aid and that Biden would “seize it.”
More … than 110,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the city since spring 2022, it costs the city about $10 million a day.
AOC HECKLED by furious New Yorkers over migrant crisis