Eric Adams
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It was coming from Texas, but it was the failure that we didn't secure our borders. We were allowing everyone to come into the country with unsecured borders, many gang members, very dangerous. When I went down to Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico- to look at the flow. There was a place called the Darien Gap.
It was coming from Texas, but it was the failure that we didn't secure our borders. We were allowing everyone to come into the country with unsecured borders, many gang members, very dangerous. When I went down to Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico- to look at the flow. There was a place called the Darien Gap.
It was coming from Texas, but it was the failure that we didn't secure our borders. We were allowing everyone to come into the country with unsecured borders, many gang members, very dangerous. When I went down to Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico- to look at the flow. There was a place called the Darien Gap.
So I went down there to see why people coming and try to explain to the government that New York City, the streets are not paved with gold. Because everybody thinks you come to New York City, everything is fine. Yeah, it's paved in rat shit. Right.
So I went down there to see why people coming and try to explain to the government that New York City, the streets are not paved with gold. Because everybody thinks you come to New York City, everything is fine. Yeah, it's paved in rat shit. Right.
So I went down there to see why people coming and try to explain to the government that New York City, the streets are not paved with gold. Because everybody thinks you come to New York City, everything is fine. Yeah, it's paved in rat shit. Right.
Don't gross me out. Don't gross me out.
Don't gross me out. Don't gross me out.
Don't gross me out. Don't gross me out.
People got upset because they said, man, what you doing? You know, you let everybody come into the city. You're paying for them.
People got upset because they said, man, what you doing? You know, you let everybody come into the city. You're paying for them.
People got upset because they said, man, what you doing? You know, you let everybody come into the city. You're paying for them.
Right. So what people didn't understand, I couldn't stop the buses from coming in. The federal law said you can, Eric. I couldn't even allow them to work. The federal law said you can't even allow them to work. And a group of migrants and asylum seekers came to me and said, listen, we want to contribute to the city. Let us remove graffiti. Let us clean the streets. Give us a stipend.
Right. So what people didn't understand, I couldn't stop the buses from coming in. The federal law said you can, Eric. I couldn't even allow them to work. The federal law said you can't even allow them to work. And a group of migrants and asylum seekers came to me and said, listen, we want to contribute to the city. Let us remove graffiti. Let us clean the streets. Give us a stipend.
Right. So what people didn't understand, I couldn't stop the buses from coming in. The federal law said you can, Eric. I couldn't even allow them to work. The federal law said you can't even allow them to work. And a group of migrants and asylum seekers came to me and said, listen, we want to contribute to the city. Let us remove graffiti. Let us clean the streets. Give us a stipend.
You can't even do that. And the city law says everyone that comes here, you must give them three meals a day. You must house them.
You can't even do that. And the city law says everyone that comes here, you must give them three meals a day. You must house them.
You can't even do that. And the city law says everyone that comes here, you must give them three meals a day. You must house them.
Over 40 years in existence.
Over 40 years in existence.