{"id":2049018,"date":"2023-09-29T03:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-sounds-alarm-on-unsustainable-border-crisis-in-nyc-address\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T03:13:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T07:13:13","slug":"abbott-sounds-alarm-on-unsustainable-border-crisis-in-nyc-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-sounds-alarm-on-unsustainable-border-crisis-in-nyc-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott warns of &#8216;unsustainable&#8217; border crisis in NYC speech."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fabbott-sounds-alarm-on-unsustainable-border-crisis-in-nyc-address%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=2049018&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--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sounded the\u2063 alarm\u2062 on the \u2063southern border crisis, which\u200c he characterized as an &#8220;extraordinary challenge&#8221; and a &#8220;national\u200d crisis&#8221; during\u200b an\u2062 address delivered in\u2063 New York City on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abbott&#8217;s \u2062remarks, made at an event hosted in the heart of Manhattan, a self-declared sanctuary city, emphasized the need for \u200dimmediate federal action to address the surge in illegal \u200bimmigration at \u2062the \u200dU.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated his \u2064argument that the Biden administration&#8217;s policies were\u200d making it unsustainable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/staten-island-illegal-immigration-debate-gets-heated-as-group-accuses-protestors-of-attempting-insurrection-5499637?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Staten Island\u200b Illegal Immigration\u200c Debate Gets Heated as Group Accuses \u200bProtestors of Attempting &#8216;Insurrection&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/staten-island-illegal-immigration-debate-gets-heated-as-group-accuses-protestors-of-attempting-insurrection-5499637?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ice-failures-saw-over-1-million-erroneous-unsupported-payments-to-transport-illegal-immigrants-dhs-inspector-general-5499359?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>ICE Failures Saw Over $1 Million \u200b&#8217;Erroneous, Unsupported Payments&#8217; to Transport Illegal Immigrants: DHS Inspector General<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ice-failures-saw-over-1-million-erroneous-unsupported-payments-to-transport-illegal-immigrants-dhs-inspector-general-5499359?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We as a \u2063nation are facing an extraordinary \u200bchallenge,\u200c quite literally a national crisis, as we gather in New \u2063York today,&#8221; Mr. Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-spotlights-national-border-crisis-at-manhattan-institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u200bat an event hosted by the Manhattan Institute. &#8220;There \u200care ways in which Texas is\u2062 stopping \u200cpeople from illegally entering, but the Biden \u200cAdministration wants those people \u2064to come in.&#8221;\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200dis\u200b unsustainable, and those are \u200dthe words of your\u200d Mayor,&#8221; he continued, referring to New York \u200dCity Mayor Eric\u200c Adams, who warned earlier this \u2064month that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">illegal immigration crisis<\/a> will &#8220;destroy&#8221; his city.<\/p>\n<p>More than 110,000 illegal \u200bimmigrants have \u2064come to New York City from the southern border since the spring of 2022, with about 60,000 currently remaining\u2062 in the city&#8217;s care, according to the mayor. Mr.\u200d Adams lamented \u200dthat he doesn&#8217;t see an end to the problem as \u200bthe city struggles to cope.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Texas governor \u2064emphasized that these \u200bconcerns are shared by the \u200cleaders of \u200cother\u2063 sanctuary jurisdictions, such as \u2064the mayors of Chicago and Los\u200c Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s going on is unsustainable,&#8221;\u200b Mr. Abbott \u200badded. &#8220;It&#8217;s a crisis that&#8217;s chaotic and \u2062must stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>2.3 Million Illegal\u200d Border Crossers Caught<\/h2>\n<p>Since 2021, Texas\u2063 has witnessed more than 2.3 million apprehensions of individuals crossing the border illegally. Mr. Abbott revealed that for \u2062each person apprehended, \u200cmany others successfully\u2064 evaded detection, highlighting \u200dthe scale of the issue.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The governor attributed the crisis\u200b to policy changes made\u2064 after\u2062 President \u2062Joe\u2063 Biden took office. These changes\u2063 included ending the \u2063&#8221;Remain in\u2062 Mexico&#8221; policy and the cessation \u2063of\u2063 Title 42 policy.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas governor criticized the lack \u200bof enforcement of immigration laws, highlighting the &#8220;notice to appear&#8221; system as an\u2064 example. He argued that around 90 percent of people who receive\u2064 these notices never show up for their asylum hearings, \u2064essentially disappearing within the United States.<\/p>\n<p>To combat the crisis, Texas initiated &#8220;Operation Lone \u200bStar,&#8221; deploying\u2063 thousands of Texas National Guard members and state troopers \u200bto the border. The operation has led to almost 450,000 apprehensions, nearly 35,000 criminal arrests,\u200d and the seizure of a substantial quantity of fentanyl, amounting to enough to\u2062 pose a grave threat to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200dTexas has transported\u2064 tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to various \u200csanctuary cities and other\u2064 jurisdictions, including New York City. Mr. Abbott acknowledged the strain this placed on \u200dcommunities \u200bill-equipped to accommodate large numbers of unexpected migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, New York City has been \u2064seeing \u200dup to 10,000\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-jr-on-biden-its-an-embarrassment-for-our-country\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Jr. on Biden: It\u2019s an embarrassment for our country\">illegal immigrants arriving<\/a> per \u2063day, mostly Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, Russian-speaking\u200c individuals, \u2064and even Western Africans, the mayor said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting people\u2062 from all\u200d over\u2062 the globe that \u200chave made their minds up that \u200cthey&#8217;re going to come \u200cthrough the southern part of the border and come \u2064to New York City,&#8221; Mr. Adams said at \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-sounds-alarm-on-unsustainable-border-crisis-in-nyc-address\/\" title=\"Abbott warns of 'unsustainable' border crisis in NYC speech.\">town hall meeting \u200bearlier<\/a> this month.<\/p>\n<h2>Situation at Breaking Point: Abbott<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas governor emphasized the urgent need for stronger \u2062border security measures\u200b while expressing his disappointment with the \u2064current\u2062 state of affairs.\u200d Mr. \u200dAbbott argued that the situation at the border has reached a breaking point and \u2062insisted that\u2064 immediate\u2063 action is required.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;While we \u200care waiting on a President who is going to enforce \u2064the laws\u2014not even pass new laws\u2014that are currently\u200b on the\u200b books, Texas is\u200b going to continue to use \u200bevery tool we can to secure the border in the best way that we can,&#8221; Mr.\u200d Abbott said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor&#8217;s comments echoed the concerns of several local and state leaders who have struggled to cope with the influx of illegal immigrants arriving in their sanctuary cities, needing to be housed and supported at \u200dgreat expense. New York City&#8217;s\u2064 mayor \u200bhas also described the situation there as \u200dunsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abbott also underscored the\u2062 unsustainability of the current situation closer to\u200b home, citing the chaos it brings to\u200b border towns such as Eagle Pass, where a population of 28,000 saw more than 10,000 illegal immigrants \u200bin just one week.<\/p>\n<p>While addressing questions about the\u2064 strain on resources caused by Operation Lone Star, \u200bMr. \u200dAbbott \u200dacknowledged \u2062the challenges faced by Texas in \u200bmanaging the influx while\u2062 also \u200densuring public\u2062 services\u200b could meet the needs of legal residents.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abbott called for a restoration of the rule of law \u2062and strict enforcement of immigration laws, asserting that Texas would\u2063 continue using every available \u200dtool to secure the\u200d border until federal action is taken to address the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How have the influx of Chinese nationals affected the capacity and resources of shelters and facilities in the city?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Chinese nationals. The city&#8217;s resources have been overwhelmed, with shelters and facilities reaching capacity\u200b and struggling\u200c to provide basic necessities for the \u200binflux of migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abbott emphasized that the issue of illegal immigration is not just a \u200bTexas problem or a border state problem, but a national crisis that requires the immediate attention and \u2063action of the federal government. He called on President Biden and his administration\u200c to reinstate the policies \u200cthat were effective\u2063 in deterring and\u200b managing illegal immigration, such\u200d as the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy and the\u2063 Title 42 policy.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also stressed the need for increased \u200dborder security measures, including\u2064 the construction of physical barriers\u200d where necessary,\u2064 deployment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-house-democrats-budget-slashes-border-enforcement-funding-by-a-billion-dollars\/\" title=\"Report: House Democrats\u2019 Budget Slashes Border Enforcement Funding By A Billion Dollars\">additional border patrol agents<\/a>, and implementation of advanced technology to detect and\u2063 deter illegal \u2062crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Mr. Abbott urged the federal government to provide adequate resources\u200b and support to states and cities\u2064 grappling with the consequences \u2064of the border crisis. He emphasized the \u2063strain\u2062 that the\u200b influx of illegal immigrants has placed on\u200d local communities, including the \u2063burden on\u2064 social\u2062 services, education systems, and healthcare facilities.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Governor Greg\u2063 Abbott&#8217;s address in New York City \u200bhighlighted the\u2062 severity and urgency of the southern\u2062 border crisis. He called on the federal government to take immediate action \u200dto address the surge \u200bin illegal immigration and provide \u200bnecessary resources to affected states and cities. \u200dThe governor&#8217;s remarks underscored the shared concerns of leaders in \u200cother<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned of an &#8220;extraordinary challenge&#8221; and a &#8220;national crisis&#8221; at the southern border during a speech in New York City. 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