The mayor of New York will meet with the leaders of Latin America

He New York City Mayor Eric Adamsthey travel to Latin America -Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama-, will use the opportunity to “oppose people-sending campaigns” through social networks, which has led many to believe that America and even Africa, that when they come to this city they will be accommodated in luxury hotels and quickly find work.

“We just want to give them the real story that the shelters are full and they won’t automatically find a job,” said Adams, who again blamed Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for what was happening, after he began sending immigrants to the Big Apple on buses.

Adams announced that he would offer interviews to various media outlets in those countries to convey the message that they are not coming to New York.

“I have a crisis in the city I love and I have to deal with that crisis on a local, state, national and international level,” Indian.

The New York City Hall Today, he accused Texas of intensifying busloads of immigrants to New York, where the flow of undocumented immigrants has increased; In 17 months, 118,000 people arrived in the city, a large part of Latin Americans, and among them many Venezuelans.

The deputy mayor for health and human services, Anne William-Isom, said that Texas has “increased its bus operations,” during today’s press conference with the mayor and other members of his cabinet, although there are those who come by plane “or even walking.”

In a year and a half, about 210 shelters were opened
This situation led to the city having to open 210 shelters, including hotels, and 17 humanitarian aid centers.

The mayor warned that, due to the large number of people arriving in the city, New Yorkers will have to get used to immigrants in front of the Roosevelt Hotel, where a recruitment center has been established where all newcomers go.

Last July, hundreds of immigrants who arrived in the city that month – including a large number from Africa – slept outside a hotel when they ran out of available places to accommodate them, prompting a legal group to accuse the city in court of flouting a law requiring it to provide sanctuary. to anyone who requests it, and the case has not yet been resolved.

The surge in immigrants has prompted the mayor’s office to launch a new campaign of flyers to be distributed at the border and at shelters across the country to discourage them from coming to New York.

However, despite humanitarian and fiscal crisis in the city, facing a $12 billion deficit next year, Adams stated that the “official position” is that “the borders must remain open” and insisted that a decompression strategy must be implemented to deal with the influx of immigrants.

Adams today travels to Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama accompanied by members of his cabinet and security police to meet the leaders of these countries and learn more about what drove thousands to emigrate, while presenting its impact on NYand will try to form alliances to better manage the situation.

About the warning US Department of State who considers Columbia dangerous, Adams acknowledged there is a “real risk” to his safety, but said he trusts the protection of the city’s police.