{"id":2018691,"date":"2023-08-31T21:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T01:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-urges-biden-admin-to-expedite-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T21:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T01:18:13","slug":"nyc-mayor-eric-adams-urges-biden-admin-to-expedite-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-urges-biden-admin-to-expedite-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Eric Adams urges Biden Admin to speed up work permits for undocumented immigrants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-eric-adams-urges-biden-admin-to-expedite-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>New York City Mayor Urges Biden \u2063Administration to\u2062 Expedite Work\u200d Permits for Illegal Immigrants<\/h2>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric \u2063Adams is taking a stand\u2063 and calling\u2063 on the \u2063Biden administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-vote-for-joe-bidens-easy-asylum-plan\/\" title=\"Democrats Vote for Joe Biden\u2019s Easy Asylum Plan\">fast-track work permits<\/a>\u200c for the influx of illegal immigrants in his\u2064 city. Joined \u200bby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-unions-would-rake-in-9-billion-more-from-dues-if-pro-act-is-passed-report\/\" title=\"Labor Unions Would Rake In  Billion More From Dues If PRO Act Is Passed: Report\">labor union leaders<\/a>, Mayor Adams rallied in Manhattan on \u200bThursday, highlighting the pressing issue of over 100,000 illegal immigrants who have sought refuge in the \u200ccity&#8217;s &#8220;sanctuary city&#8221; promise and are now eager to find employment.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams emphasized that these individuals arrived\u2062 in New York City with one question in mind: \u2062&#8221;Can we work?&#8221; Unfortunately, due to federal law, they are currently not permitted to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related\u200b Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/calls-grow-for-staten-island-to-secede-from-nyc-as-illegal-immigrant-crisis-escalates-5484414\">Calls Grow for Staten Island to Secede From \u2064NYC as Illegal Immigrant Crisis Escalates<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/31\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/bring-law-and-order-back-to-the-city-nyc-community-council-president-5483086\">Bring Law and Order Back\u2062 to the \u200cCity: NYC Community\u200c Council\u200d President<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/30\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They are being \u200dheld back from\u2063 pursuing the American Dreams that generations of newcomers and New Yorkers have achieved,&#8221; Mayor Adams wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <strong>#AmericanDreamWorks<\/strong>,\u2063 but only if we expedite work authorization NOW,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Adams highlighted the abundance of job opportunities\u200b in New York City and presented it as a chance for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-urges-biden-admin-to-expedite-work-permits-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Eric Adams urges Biden Admin to speed up work permits for undocumented immigrants.\">skilled adult\u200c illegal immigrants<\/a> to contribute to \u200bthe workforce. However, critics have expressed concerns about the strain \u200don city resources, particularly in shelters, and have placed blame on the Biden administration.\u200b Recently, protests erupted on\u200d Staten Island \u2064over the opening of a shelter in a former Catholic school.<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, \u200cMayor Adams continues to\u200c advocate for federal support, \u200dstating, &#8220;Go into your lineage. Go see when your parents or grandparents came here. Imagine people saying\u2064 to them, &#8216;There \u200cis no place for you here.&#8217; That is wrong and that is not who we are as a city or as a country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Joining Mayor Adams in his plea for expedited work permits, the New \u200bYork City Council&#8217;s leadership released\u2062 a statement urging federal support to enable the newest arrivals to enter\u200b the workforce and achieve self-sufficiency. The statement \u200bwas signed by Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker Diana\u2062 Ayala, Majority Leader Keith Powers, Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers, Finance Chair Justin Brannan, Council Member Gale Brewer, and Council Member Rafael Salamanca.<\/p>\n<h2>20 Percent of Illegal Immigrants\u2062 Haven&#8217;t Applied for \u200cPermits<\/h2>\n<p>New \u200bYork Governor Kathy Hochul recently \u200dmet with Biden administration officials to discuss support for communities housing illegal immigrants. During the meeting, it was revealed \u200bthat a \u2064significant portion of recent illegal immigrants in New York\u2064 City are eligible to work but \u200dhave not yet applied for work permits. Nationwide, only around 16 percent of eligible working-age\u200b arrivals have applied for work authorization.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials noted that among the illegal immigrants \u2063in New \u200cYork,\u200c New Jersey, \u200cor Pennsylvania who entered the country through the CBP \u2064One \u200bparole program, 20 percent are eligible to work immediately if they apply. To address this issue, the \u200dBiden\u200d administration and Governor Hochul have agreed on a month-long campaign in September that will utilize SMS and email to offer support and encourage eligible illegal\u200b immigrants of working age to apply for permits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on the Biden administration to fast-track work permits for the influx of illegal immigrants in his city. 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