>and i haven't been to europe"
NYC Mayor Adams demands ‘national czar’ for migrant crisis — a job Vice President Harris is already supposed to have
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on Jan. 9, 2023, in Washington.
By Chris Sommerfeldt | csommerfeldt@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News
UPDATED: January 18, 2023 at 1:36 a.m.
Vice President Kamala Harris may want a word.
Mayor Adams pushed Tuesday for the appointment of a “national czar” to oversee the federal government’s response to the country’s migrant crisis —seemingly overlooking the fact that Harris has already been tasked with that responsibility.
Speaking during a news conference at City Hall, Adams said he arrived at the czar solution after visiting El Paso, Texas, this past weekend to get a first-hand view of the border city, which has turned into an epicenter of the migrant crisis.
“The city was overrun,” Adams told reporters. “It was unbelievable how we undermine the foundation of that city as they’re grappling, like many of us are, with real problems— and so there must be a national czar.”
He continued: “We should treat this the same way we treat any major disaster or major crisis that should be coordinated with the Border Patrol, coordinated with our cities, our states, to make sure that we as a country absorb this national issue, and that’s what I learned when I was on the ground there.”
Mayor Eric Adams is pictured at New York City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Mayor Eric Adams is pictured at New York City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
President Biden tapped Harris in March 2021 to serve as the federal government’s point person on policy and enforcement related to the tens of thousands of Latin and Central American migrants who cross into the U.S. from Mexico every year in hopes of obtaining asylum.
Harris has drawn criticism from Republicans for only visiting the southern border once since taking on the border czar job. Democrats like Adams, on the other hand, have generally not criticized her handling of the issue, instead slamming Republicans in Congress for refusing to consider legislation to reform the country’s immigration laws.
White House spokespeople did not return requests for comment on Adams’ demand for a border czar.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on Jan. 9, 2023, in Washington.
Adams’ Texas trip came as New York City continues to house and provide services for more than 26,000 asylum seekers who have arrived since last spring. Most of the migrants fled violence and poverty in their home countries and ended up in New York after being bussed from the U.S. southern border by federal and state authorities who say they can’t accommodate them.
In his Tuesday press conference, Adams said it’s “wrong” for the Biden administration and Republican governors like Texas’ Greg Abbott to place the burden of helping migrants on a handful of large cities like New York, Chicago and Houston.
Instead, the feds should step in and make sure cities, both large and small, “take a portion” of the migrant influx, Adams said.
“If we all take a portion, it won’t overwhelm a city,” he added.
Around 60 Venezuela migrants are seen being dropped by an MTA Bus at a shelter at Bellevue on Oct. 12, 2022. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News)
Around 60 Venezuela migrants are seen being dropped by an MTA Bus at a shelter at Bellevue on Oct. 12, 2022. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News)
Though he has predicted his administration could shell out as much as $1 billion on migrant response this fiscal year, Adams said he is not weighing the possibility of lifting the city’s longstanding “sanctuary” status, which precludes local authorities from assisting federal agencies with immigration enforcement in most instances.
“That’s not on the agenda at all,” the mayor said. “Jesus, he was faced with ‘no more room,’ but there was a place that was found, and that’s what we do. We have no more room, but we’re still finding spaces and accommodating, and we’re going to continue to do that.”
That message contrasted comments Adams made while in Texas. “New York cannot take more [migrants] … There is no more room,” he told reporters in El Paso on Sunday.
His insistence that New York cannot welcome more asylum seekers has drawn backlash from immigration advocates and progressive Democrats, including City Comptroller Brad Lander, who accused the mayor of “reinforcing a harmful narrative that new immigrants themselves are a problem.”
Asked Tuesday about Lander’s criticism, Adams said the comptroller should stay in his lane.
“He’s a comptroller. He should be concerned about our fiscal stability,” Adams said. “For him to say that it’s just, you know, that’s just a political commentary. We’ve got to fix this problem.”
Originally Published: January 17, 2023 at 8:36 p.m
Biden Names Harris to Work With Central America on Migration
The president gave the vice president a prominent role in the politically charged issue at a time when thousands of children are being detained in facilities along the border.
Did Doug Glownigger Mills shoot that photo with a 1/8000 shutterspeed?
>can anons find out what painting this is?
Can't find anything. but did find this interdasting article about Isaeli Antiquities at Maralago
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them
Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic. Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
Antiquities belonging to Israel have been kept for the past several months at former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, and senior Israeli figures have unsuccessfully tried to have them returned to Israel.
Among the antiquities are ancient ceramic oil lamps which are part of Israel's national treasures collection. They were sent to the U.S. in 2019 with the approval of then-Director of the Israeli Antiquities Authority, Israel Hasson, on the condition that they be returned within weeks, yet almost four years later, they have yet to be returned.
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The archeological items were shipped from Israel to the United States for a Hanukkah event attended by Trump, then in office, and major Jewish-American donor to the Antiquities Authority Saul Fox. Over the years, Fox has donated to the establishment of a national center for antique coins, as well as to the creation of an archeological garden at the Knesset.
According to sources in Israel and abroad, Fox was invited in 2019 to a Hanukkah candle-lighting event at the White House. Ancient oil lamps were sent from Israel for the event, intended to be displayed briefly in Washington, and then returned to Israel.
The oil lamps were eventually not displayed in the White House, due to a bureaucratic difficulty raised by the Americans. But according to Israeli sources who dealt with the matter, instead of being returned to Israel, they got “stuck” in the United States.
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Biden Puts Harris in Charge of Solving Migrant Surge at U.S.-Mexico Border
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President Joe Biden put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the U.S. response to the influx of migrants that has overwhelmed shelters along the border with Mexico.
Biden made the announcement at a White House meeting Wednesday with two officials responsible for dealing with a growing number of migrant children: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.
By tasking Harris with the problem, Biden is signaling to lawmakers and the public that he’s treating the issue seriously. The move comes as both Democrats and Republicans in Congress warn of a burgeoning humanitarian crisis.
It’s the first issue that Biden has publicly asked Harris to lead, and the move was meant as a display of trust in her leadership, according to a senior administration official who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity. Harris’s law enforcement background as the former attorney general of California was an important factor in the choice, the official said.
In the coming weeks, Harris is expected to meet with leaders in Mexico as well as those in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – three countries that make up the Northern Triangle most migrants travel from. She’s also been asked to help develop strategies to stop the flow of migrants and address the root causes of migration by addressing lack of jobs and corruption in Central America.
The surge of migrants has forced Biden to take on immigration policy a bitterly divisive issue as he seeks to rally support across the nation for his virus relief plan and build enthusiasm for another major spending bill.
A delegation of White House officials is also visiting a temporary HHS facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, along with several members of Congress. A television camera will be allowed to cover the tour. Previously, the government has blocked news organizations from entering the facilities, citing the potential spread of coronavirus.