Dem-Led Cities Melting Down Over Migrants As Border Encounters Surge To Record High

As migrant encounters at the southern border hit an all-time high, Democrat-led city governments around the country saw turmoil and dysfunction in their response to thousands of incoming migrants.

Migrant encounters in fiscal year 2022 were up more than 41% over 2021, and as border states and towns have been overwhelmed, some have shipped thousands of migrants to major cities far away from the border. Illinois, Washington, D.C. and New York City declared states of emergency over Latin American migrants arriving in their cities in recent months, tensions erupted in New York City’s government over their handling of the crisis and several liberal enclaves began preparing for an influx of migrants out of fear they may be the next destination for migrants being bussed out of Texas.

New York City is struggling to house and process about 21,000 Latin American migrants who have arrived this year, according to Politico, while Eagle Pass, Texas, a small border town, has seen at least 450,000 illegal crossings this year. Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams haven’t spoken in four weeks amid a spat between their offices over the handling of the 21,000 migrant arrivals since spring, according to Politico.