How NYC’s Mayor Fails Migrants
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🗓️ 25 January 2024
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Summary
New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his third State of the City address on Wednesday. Since just last spring, 170,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, tens of thousands of whom were sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. But in his speech, Mayor Adams fell short of providing any real plans to address the situation. We’re joined by Christine Quinn, former Speaker of the New York City Council and current head of shelter operator Win, to discuss what migrants need and what providers in the city are doing to meet the moment.
And in headlines: the United Auto Workers Union endorsed President Joe Biden, nine people were killed and more than 70 were injured after a UN shelter in Khan Younis was bombed, and Obamacare hit a record level of enrollment.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday January 25th. I'm Priyanka Arabindi and I'm Juanita Toliver and this is what a day the |
| 0:06.6 | pod that agrees that if you want to make your propaganda pop use cats. |
| 0:10.4 | Yes we are head over heels for this story in political of how Ukrainian soldiers on the front |
| 0:15.8 | lines are using social media to show off the abandoned cats that they have found and now care |
| 0:21.0 | for. |
| 0:22.0 | We love it. Naturally, Russia is now trying to do the same. We |
| 0:25.2 | don't love that as much. Don't be a copy cat. On today's show the |
| 0:32.0 | Autow Workers Union endorsed President Biden, plus a record 21 million people |
| 0:36.9 | signed up for Obamacare. |
| 0:38.8 | But first, we talk about the migrant crisis that continues to grow with Republican governors sending those in need to |
| 0:44.4 | other states. That's because New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his third state of the |
| 0:49.2 | city address yesterday. The city has been dealing with an influx of migrants in the past year. |
| 0:54.3 | Since just last spring, 170,000 migrants arrived in New York City, tens of thousands of |
| 1:00.2 | which have been sent to the city by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. |
| 1:03.2 | About 70,000 migrants are still being housed by New York City. |
| 1:06.5 | But in his speech yesterday, Mayor Adams fell short of providing any real plans to |
| 1:11.2 | address the situation and instead kind of |
| 1:13.4 | toted his own horn which was not warranted never is we have helped tens of |
| 1:17.8 | thousand file applications to extend temporary protective status seek seek asylum, and obtain work authorizations. |
| 1:26.1 | We are proud. |
| 1:27.4 | We have done our part, but we need others to do their part. |
| 1:32.0 | Done your part, huh? |
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