DC, New York can handle migrant buses if border towns survived thousands of migrants daily, Texas mayor says
Border town mayor says DC and New York can endure migrants arriving by bus.
McAllen, Texas, Mayor Javier Villalobos speaks about migration affecting border communities.
Washington, D.C., and New York City can handle a few busloads of migrants if small border towns could endure hundreds – or thousands – of migrants every day, the mayor of McAllen, Texas, told Fox News.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C, Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing hundreds of migrants from his state's border to their northern cities.
Adams called Abbott's busing program "inhumane," while Bowser likened the arrival of migrants to a "humanitarian crisis."
"You see New York, you see Washington kind of drowning with a few buses," McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos told Fox News. "We used to get over a thousand-something people a day."
"The city of McAllen was able to deal with thousands of immigrants a day," Villalobos said. "I think they can handle a few hundred."
New York City is an ideal destination for migrants since they "can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city," Abbott said in a statement.
"I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief."
The lone star state has transported over 6,800 migrants to Washington, D.C, since April and over 360 migrants to New York City since last week, according to the governor's office.
In comparison, the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen saw over 1,500 new migrant arrivals for several days in early late July and early August 2021, according to a city report.
Villalobos said migration has become a political game between Democrats and Republicans.
"The other thing that I think is very important is that they keep on urging Washington, and I mean the president, the Senate, the Congress, to finally, finally take care of the issues instead of just making it a political football, kicking it back and forth," he told Fox News.
Over 2 million migrant encounters have been recorded since October 2021, the highest number of enforcement actions ever recorded, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Still, there likely won't be any changes to immigration policy this year due to the midterms, Villalobos said.
The mayor also told Fox News he's concerned about terrorists captured while attempting to cross the border. Since October 2021, there have been 110 migrants encountered at the southern border who are on the terrorist screening dataset, also known as the terrorist watchlist, according to CBP.
"People were caught that were on the terrorist watch list—how many others were not?" Villalobos said. "We're talking about thousands of the thousands of people that are not caught."
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Border town mayor says DC and New York can endure migrants arriving by bus.
McAllen, Texas, Mayor Javier Villalobos speaks about migration affecting border communities.
Washington, D.C., and New York City can handle a few busloads of migrants if small border towns could endure hundreds – or thousands – of migrants every day, the mayor of McAllen, Texas, told Fox News.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C, Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for busing hundreds of migrants from his state's border to their northern cities.
Adams called Abbott's busing program "inhumane," while Bowser likened the arrival of migrants to a "humanitarian crisis."
"You see New York, you see Washington kind of drowning with a few buses," McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos told Fox News. "We used to get over a thousand-something people a day."
"The city of McAllen was able to deal with thousands of immigrants a day," Villalobos said. "I think they can handle a few hundred."
New York City is an ideal destination for migrants since they "can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city," Abbott said in a statement.
"I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief."
The lone star state has transported over 6,800 migrants to Washington, D.C, since April and over 360 migrants to New York City since last week, according to the governor's office.
In comparison, the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen saw over 1,500 new migrant arrivals for several days in early late July and early August 2021, according to a city report.
Villalobos said migration has become a political game between Democrats and Republicans.
"The other thing that I think is very important is that they keep on urging Washington, and I mean the president, the Senate, the Congress, to finally, finally take care of the issues instead of just making it a political football, kicking it back and forth," he told Fox News.
Over 2 million migrant encounters have been recorded since October 2021, the highest number of enforcement actions ever recorded, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Still, there likely won't be any changes to immigration policy this year due to the midterms, Villalobos said.
The mayor also told Fox News he's concerned about terrorists captured while attempting to cross the border. Since October 2021, there have been 110 migrants encountered at the southern border who are on the terrorist screening dataset, also known as the terrorist watchlist, according to CBP.
"People were caught that were on the terrorist watch list—how many others were not?" Villalobos said. "We're talking about thousands of the thousands of people that are not caught."
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