Hochul says New York has reached a limit with its immigrant crisis

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said on Thursday that her state has reached its limit with the illegal immigrants flooding it.

“Places like New York really are at capacity,” Hochul told CNN. “We have large hearts. You want to be generous and supportive to people who are experiencing a humanitarian crisis, but there is a limit to what we can do.”

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“So the fear would probably be, and I don’t want to speak for them, you have to ensure that we also have controls at the borders and not welcome even more people to come who think they are going to come for the jobs.”

Hochul said President Joe Biden’s offer to grant work permits to more than 470,000 immigrants is “good” but that the flood of illegal immigrants streaming across the border must be stymied before it grows direr.

The temporary legal status will only be granted to Venezuelans, which, according to Hochul, is very helpful.

“It certainly will. Because about 41% of the people in our shelters today are from Venezuela. They’re literally from around the world, West Africa, South and Central America. They are coming from all over, but we have to let the word out that when you come to New York, we’re not gonna have more hotel rooms. We don’t have capacity,” the governor said.

“We also have to message properly that we are at our limit. If you are going to leave your country, go somewhere else, but the smarter thing is to apply for asylum before you leave your country, and then you’ll have a different experience when you arrive.”

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New York is trying to deal with its immediate crisis, she said.

“We need to get the people out of the shelters and into jobs,” Hochul said. “We have a shortage of workers.”