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Eric Adams: “220,000 migrants and asylum seekers came to the city, 1.5…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Stephen A. Smith Show: In-Depth Discussion with NYC Mayor Eric Adams on Trump Administration and Urban Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 30:50

Right, right. And, you know, well said, and that's a great question. So let's look at it for a moment. 220,000 migrants and asylum seekers came to the city, 1.5 the size of Albany. So a whole city was dropped. In our cities, we were getting thousands a week, all times of the night. We had to provide every service that you would provide to an individual person. (30:50–30:57)

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Asserts that 220,000 migrants and asylum seekers arrived in New York City, equivalent to 1.5 times the size of Albany.

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