A bipartisan group of New York City councilors is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to temporarily suspend ‘sanctuary’ policies amid concerns about terrorism and crime from newly arriving asylum seekers.
In a letter to Hochul, the nine-member Common Sense Caucus urged the Democrat to issue an emergency order that would allow New York City to temporarily waive its sanctuary city laws.
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New York City has seen an influx of more than 160,000 asylum seekers over the past two years. They said a recent surge in violent crime, “including incidents involving migrant gangs in Central Park and Queens parks — where they have been reported to be raping, robbing, assaulting, and even shooting at police officers — demands immediate and decisive action.”
www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_b09b2d6c-6ec4-11ef-b1c5-973aaaf47939.html
They’ve been trying since June:
Temporary? It should be permanent.
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