{"id":2244519,"date":"2024-05-14T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-calls-immigrants-excellent-swimmers-who-could-fill-lifeguard-roles\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T18:18:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:18:27","slug":"nyc-mayor-eric-adams-calls-immigrants-excellent-swimmers-who-could-fill-lifeguard-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-calls-immigrants-excellent-swimmers-who-could-fill-lifeguard-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Eric Adams praises immigrants as skilled swimmers ideal for lifeguard roles"},"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\">26<\/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-calls-immigrants-excellent-swimmers-who-could-fill-lifeguard-roles%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=2244519&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--><p>New York City Mayor\u2062 Eric Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">suggested<\/a> \u2064that immigrants could address the lifeguard shortage due to their swimming prowess.\u200c This \u2062proposal, made during a City Hall meeting, aims to expedite\u200c the staffing process by accelerating immigrants&#8217; work \u200cvisa \u200bapprovals. Adams emphasized the untapped \u200dpotential of skilled \u2062swimmers within the \u2063immigrant population for lifeguard roles. New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes immigrants as a solution to the lifeguard shortage, leveraging\u2063 their swimming abilities. This \u2062strategy, \u2064introduced at a City\u200c Hall meeting, targets expediting staffing by fast-tracking work visa approvals \u200bfor immigrants. Adams underscores the \u200dvaluable resource of proficient swimmers among immigrants for lifeguard positions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a> has suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigrants<\/a> fill the city\u2019s need for lifeguards, citing how they are \u201cexcellent swimmers.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoot-claims-racism-and-sexism-driving-about-99-of-criticism-over-chicago-crime-wave\/\" title=\"Lori Lightfoot Claims \u2018Racism And Sexism\u2019 Driving \u2018About 99%\u2019 Of Criticism Over Chicago Crime Wave\">mayor made<\/a> the comment <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/14\/us-news\/mayor-eric-adams-suggests-migrants-could-fill-nycs-lifeguard-shortage-because-theyre-excellent-swimmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during a City Hall meeting<\/a> in which he discussed the city\u2019s lifeguard staffing ahead of the summer months. Adams argued that these positions could be filled quicker if the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-advance-measure-to-exclude-illegal-immigrants-from-va-benefits\/\" title=\"GOP moves to bar undocumented immigrants from receiving VA benefits\">immigrants receiving<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-meet-with-mexican-president-will-discuss-tree-planting-as-immigration-solution\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris To Meet With Mexican President, Will Discuss Tree Planting As Immigration Solution\">work visas<\/a> were sped up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we have a large body of people that are in our city, our country, that are excellent swimmers and at the same time we need lifeguards \u2014 and the only obstacle is that we won\u2019t give them the right to work to become a lifeguard,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mayor Adams says illegal aliens could be used to fill New York City&#8217;s lifeguard shortage because they are &#8220;excellent swimmers.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXDJNADnPY\">pic.twitter.com\/IXDJNADnPY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1790446907661095183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It was not specified why Adams stated that immigrants are excellent swimmers, though his comment could be in reference to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanrivers.org\/river\/rio-grande\/#:~:text=It%20flows%20east%20and%20south,Mexico%20just%20east%20of%20Brownsville.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Rio Grande<\/a>, which flows along the border between Texas and Mexico. In late 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/12\/12\/el-paso-migrants-released-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over 1,500 immigrants<\/a> crossed the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Adams also listed several other positions in the city that could be filled with immigrants, including food service and nursing. He argued that the work visa process for immigrants would be expedited if there was a shortage in these fields, adding that \u201cit\u2019s the same for lifeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The statements from the mayor were made on the same day that Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>labor<\/a> market was \u201cvery, very strong,\u201d attributing part of this to the \u201cmillions\u201d of immigrants who have joined the workforce since 2021. Since January of that year, when President Joe Biden took office, more than 6 million immigrants have illegally crossed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">southern border<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\">according to <\/a>U.S. Customs and Border Protection. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted Adams\u2019s press office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed immigrants as lifeguard candidates, highlighting their strong swimming skills. This suggestion was made during a City Hall meeting addressing the city&#8217;s lifeguard recruitment for the upcoming summer season. Adams emphasized the potential for quicker staffing of lifeguard positions by tapping into immigrant talents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2244520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122823605442-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122823605442-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244519","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}