{"id":2088001,"date":"2023-11-02T13:15:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayors-go-to-dc-to-demand-biden-address-migrant-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:17:54","slug":"dem-mayors-go-to-dc-to-demand-biden-address-migrant-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayors-go-to-dc-to-demand-biden-address-migrant-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayors urge Biden to tackle migrant crisis in DC."},"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\">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%2Fdem-mayors-go-to-dc-to-demand-biden-address-migrant-crisis%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=2088001&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Dem Mayors Go to DC To Demand Biden Address Migrant Crisis\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/biden-admin-to-pay-countries-to-host-migrants\" data-post-url id=\"print-1820052\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Dem\u200c Mayors Go \u200dto\u2064 DC To Demand Biden Address Migrant \u200dCrisis<\/h2>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"mayor-brandon-johnson-president-joe-biden.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Brandon Johnson\u200d and President Joe \u2064Biden\"><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Democratic mayors across the country are demanding that the Biden administration \u2064give them more help with \u2062the\u200c record-shattering influx of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago \u2063mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver \u2063mayor Mike Johnston are heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with Biden\u200d administration officials overseeing various parts of\u2064 the immigration process, as well as members of Congress, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/01\/big-city-mayors-head-to-dc-with-a-message-for-biden-on-migrants-00124920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Wednesday. New York City mayor \u200cEric Adams was scheduled to\u2063 join the trip but at the last minute abruptly changed his plans, the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/02\/metro\/adams-bails-on-white-house-minutes-before-migrant-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, Johnston, and Adams are \u200bthree of five big-city Democratic mayors who on Wednesday sent a letter \u2062to President Joe Biden demanding more\u200d aid money. While Biden has requested $1.4 billion from Congress to help the cities, the mayors are asking for $5 billion, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migrants-big-cities-biden-democratic-mayors-border-f498da66af8fb0ff8df653969f3f7a7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mayors did not say whether they \u200dwill meet with Biden on Thursday. A New York City Hall \u200bspokesman would not tell the <em>Post<\/em> why\u2064 Adams bailed out of the meeting, only saying that &#8220;he is coming back to deal with a matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayors-go-to-dc-to-demand-biden-address-migrant-crisis\/\" title=\"Mayors urge Biden to tackle migrant crisis in DC.\">migrant crisis worsened<\/a> after \u2064Biden allowed Title 42, \u2064a Trump-era border security measure, to lapse in\u2062 May. Since\u200c then, the Border Patrol has logged the \u2063highest-ever number of migrants entering the United States per day, the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/highest-number-in-us-history-border-patrol-logs-8000-migrants-entering-us-each-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in September.\u200c In response, Democrats such as Adams\u2064 and New York governor Kathy Hochul have <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/watch-sanctuary-dems-decide-they-dont-love-migrants-so-much-after-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-hochul-migrant-crisis-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on<\/a> the migrants they once claimed to support, with Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-migrants-will-destroy-new-york-city-mayor-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a> that unrestrained migration will &#8220;destroy&#8221; New York City.<\/p>\n<p>New York is taking in 10,000 migrants every month, the mayor said in September.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis has also increased tensions between Democratic mayors and the Biden \u200dadministration. The relationship between Adams, who has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/05\/10\/eric-adams-biden-white-house-migrants-00096277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> the president&#8217;s\u200c handling of the situation, and Biden has deteriorated to such a \u200bpoint that the\u2062 two are avoiding each other \u200bat events, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/09\/19\/biden-adams-new-york-united-nations-00116667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in September. Johnson, a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/meet-the-defund-the-police-advocate-chicago-just-elected-to-deal-with-its-crime-spike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">far-left<\/a> &#8220;defund the police&#8221; advocate, said at a Wednesday press conference that cities\u2062 have &#8220;borne the brunt of the responsibility here&#8221; and that &#8220;the federal government has to do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-watchdog-alerts-defense-secretary-of-potentially-illegal-blanket-denials-of-covid-vax-religious-exemptions\/\" title=\"Pentagon Watchdog Alerts Defense Secretary of Potentially Illegal Blanket Denials of COVID Vax Religious Exemptions\">key arguments made<\/a> by the Democratic mayors in \u200dtheir letter\u2063 to President Biden requesting an additional $5 billion in aid to \u2064deal with the influx of illegal immigrants in \u2063their cities<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of apprehensions at the US-Mexico border, with hundreds\u200c of thousands of migrants attempting to enter the country illegally. This surge in \u2064illegal\u2063 immigration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-illegal-immigrant-children-being-placed-with-strangers\/\" title=\"Whistleblower: Illegal Immigrant Children Being Placed With Strangers\">overwhelmed border facilities<\/a> and\u200b created a humanitarian\u200b crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the growing crisis, Democratic mayors from major cities are traveling to Washington, D.C., to demand more assistance from \u200cthe \u200cBiden administration. The mayors include Brandon Johnson of Chicago, Mike Johnston \u200bof Denver, and Eric Adams of New York City. \u200dThey are seeking a \u2064significant \u200cincrease in aid money from the federal government to help deal with the \u200dinflux of illegal immigrants \u2062in their\u2062 cities.<\/p>\n<p>The mayors sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting an additional $5 billion in\u200b aid, above the $1.4\u200c billion that Biden has already requested from Congress. They argue that \u200dthe current level of funding is insufficient to \u2064address the scale of the problem and that more resources are needed to provide support to the migrants and alleviate the strain on local communities.<\/p>\n<p>While the mayors are meeting with administration officials responsible for immigration matters and members of Congress, it is unclear whether they \u200bwill \u2064have a direct meeting with President Biden.\u200c However, their presence in Washington underscores the urgency and seriousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that not all mayors initially planned to be part of the delegation.\u2062 New York City mayor \u2064Eric Adams was scheduled to join the trip but changed his plans at the last\u2064 minute. The reason for \u200bthis sudden change is unknown, as \u2063city officials have not provided an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>The migrant \u2064crisis at the US-Mexico border has been a major challenge \u2064for the \u2063Biden administration. The \u200ddecision to allow the\u200d Trump-era border security measure, Title \u200c42, to lapse\u200b in May has contributed to the surge in illegal immigration. As a result, the Border Patrol has recorded the highest ever number of \u200capprehensions, \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathy-hochul-approval-rating-drops-as-majority-of-new-yorkers-believe-immigrant-influx-is-a-serious-issue-poll\/\" title=\"Kathy Hochul's approval rating declines as most New Yorkers view immigrant influx as a major concern: Poll.\">putting immense \u2063pressure<\/a> on resources and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The demands of these Democratic mayors reflect the growing frustration\u200d and concern among local\u2063 leaders \u200babout the impact of the \u2063migrant crisis on their \u2064communities. They \u2062argue that the federal government must \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-we-have-to-consider-rising-inflation-rates-when-doing-stimulus-package\/\" title=\"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: \u2018We Have To Consider\u2019 Rising Inflation Rates When Doing Stimulus Package\">provide additional support<\/a> to help manage the situation effectively.<\/p>\n<p>As the mayors\u2062 make their case\u2064 in Washington, it remains to be seen how President Biden and his \u200badministration will \u2062respond. The outcome of these discussions will have\u200d significant implications for the \u2063handling of the\u2064 migrant crisis and the allocation of resources to address this ongoing challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic mayors seek increased aid from the Biden administration for the overwhelming surge of undocumented migrants. Chicago&#8217;s Mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver&#8217;s Mayor Mike Johnston will visit Washington, D.C., to discuss the matter with administration officials responsible for different aspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":2088002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2088001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2088001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2088001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2088001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2088001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}