- “Our country is being invaded in ways that put it at risk because of the political games Joe Biden has played,” Abbott said.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has no regrets about sending illegal immigrants to New York City and insisted Sunday that it is President Biden who is using them as “political pawns.”
“So the person who is actually using illegal immigrants as political pawns is Joe Biden,” Abbott said.
“Biden has created this open border policy that has allowed illegal immigrants to enter our country to attract and appease the most left-wing leftists in the Democratic Party,” the Republican added.
Abbott continued his feud with New York Mayor Eric Adams, who offered him a free stay at an immigrant shelter during his trip to the Big Apple to headline the annual New York Republican Party gala.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has no regrets about sending illegal immigrants to New York City and insisted Sunday that it is President Biden who is using them as “political pawns.”
On Sunday, Abbott responded by calling Adams’ invitation a “stunt” and saying he should focus on his own city.
The governor also insisted that President Joe Biden’s policies forced him to bus migrants to New York and other sanctuary cities.
“Our country is being invaded in ways that put it at risk because of the political games that Joe Biden has played,” Abbott told host Martha MacCallum on Fox News on Sunday.
“And Mayor Adams is just aiding and abetting that by having sanctuary city status…welcoming anyone from around the world to live there and stay there, at New York’s expense.”
“What Mayor Adams needs to do is stop talking boldly about immigration and the immigrants Texas sends there and step up and do his own job.”
Abbott has been busing migrants from the Texas border to liberal-run cities like New York and Chicago. The latest figures released by Texas officials in March show that the state has transported more than 105,000 migrants since 2022, including 39,000 who were bused to New York.
“I’m going to offer you a stay in one of the [Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers]”So you can see what you’ve created and understand how we treat people with the dignity and respect that you should have been shown,” Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday.
Adams has called Abbott “morally bankrupt” and “crazy” over his busing policies.
In 2023, New York City welcomed about 175,000 immigrants and spent $1.45 billion to feed and house them.
Dozens of immigrants/immigrant families are seen arriving from Texas at the Port Authority bus terminal
A bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrives at the Port Authority bus station in New York, United States.
The city has warned there is “no end in sight” to the crisis and expects to spend $12 billion on immigrants by fiscal year 2025.
Immigrants arriving in New York City have been given prepaid debit cards that appear to offer twice as much spending on essential items as other New York City social benefits.
An average family of four on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) receives $713 from the program. New York’s pilot card plan for immigrants offers $1,400 every four weeks.