A caravan of an estimated 5,000 illegal immigrants is on its way to the United States from Mexico.
One family of migrants told Reuters, “In Venezuela things are very tough, we can’t live with the money we get, it’s not enough for us, and that’s why we’re going to the United States.”
The National Pulse reported that New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) deployed National Guard members last month to help Venezuelans apply for federal employment authorization.
“It is critical that we help secure work authorization for asylum seekers and migrants in New York,” she said at the time. “We need to ensure individuals can navigate the paperwork necessary to get them established here so they can work and start making their American Dream a reality.”
A recent poll from Siena College found that 58% of New Yorkers believe that the illegal immigrant crisis will “destroy” New York City.
“While other issues in Washington and abroad have largely driven the news cycle over the last few weeks, the influx of migrants to New York remains top of mind for voters, with 84% saying it’s a serious – 57% very serious – problem for the state,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg.
“Seldom do we see an issue where at least 79% of Democrats, Republicans, independents, men, women, upstaters, downstaters, Blacks, whites, Latinos, Catholics, Jews, and Protestants all agree – that the migrant influx is a serious problem.”
