As President Joe Biden throws up his hands and claims the ongoing catastrophe at the border is the work of Republicans, polling continues to show the issue of illegal immigration could sink his re-election chances. This is particularly true in the 2024 race against former President Donald Trump, who has been telling the truth about the issue since 2015 and implemented a number of executive orders to blunt the problem.
But what Biden doesn't want to acknowledge is the true cost of illegal immigration, and currently, Democratic mayors are telling him all about it — while also bizarrely blaming border state governors, who oppose sanctuary cities.
"New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced major cuts to the city's budget for the next year and a half, saying that cuts across all agencies were necessary with the city having spent $1.45 billion on the migrant crisis this year," Fox 5 reported in November 2023.
"All of our cities have reached a point where we are either close to capacity, or nearly out of room. Without significant intervention from the federal government, this mission will not be sustained," Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said in December. "The City is making additional requests of the State of Illinois and Cook County governments to assist with resources and beds to prevent new arrivals from sleeping outdoors in inclement winter weather."
American kids in both sanctuary cities have been kicked out of their schools and off of their sports fields in favor of housing illegal immigrants. What kinds of people are local jurisdictions bending over backward to accommodate? This week in New York City, we found out.
"A group of eight migrants accused of pummeling a pair of cops in a caught-on-camera Midtown attack are 'cowards' who 'should be sitting on Rikers Island,' a top NYPD official says," the New York Daily News reports. "One of the suspects took a defiant posture Wednesday, flashing two middle fingers after being arraigned in court. All five young men taken into custody so far for the Saturday night brawl outside a migrant shelter on W. 42nd St. near Seventh Ave. have been released without bail — enflaming the already heated debate surrounding the city's migrant crisis."
Illegal immigration isn't simply an issue of letting people into the country without paperwork. Cold hard reality proves it's about resources. The current influx is overwhelming taxpayer-funded homeless shelters, schools, healthcare systems, law enforcement, local facilities and much more. The costs are unsustainable and will destroy entire sectors of service and the economy.
"A Denver hospital system told the city Monday it faces unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing migrant crisis. Denver Health CEO Donna Lynne warned the center is in a crucial moment due to unexpected costs associated with immigrant visits," ABC15 News in Denver reports, warning the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse. "Eight thousand migrants from Central America accounted for approximately 20,000 visits in 2023. Denver Health asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funds for immigrants' medical costs. The state and federal governments aren't reimbursing the hospital, which spent $136 million for patients who didn't pay."
These are the reasons why "illegal immigration" is now a top issue for 2024 voters. The onslaught negatively affects significant sectors of American life, and they're being completely overrun. Biden either remains in denial about this fact, or he's fine with foisting these hardships onto American communities across the country. He has the power to make it stop through executive action, interior enforcement of current immigration laws and deportation. He's chosen to do nothing and allow the onslaught to continue.
