New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new job assistance program to benefit the illegal aliens who have descended on the state at a time when 380,000 of her own citizens are out of work.
The Democrat-controlled sanctuary state has been the nation’s top beneficiary of President Joe Biden’s open-border immigration policies, with the majority of the tens of thousands of new arrivals who have mostly settled in New York City, overwhelming the local government’s ability to house them.
Hochul, who is pleading with the Biden administration to speed up the process of providing migrant work permits, rolled out the Empire State’s own jobs program, authorizing the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) to assist illegals by connecting them with employers to facilitate their hiring.
“Today, @NYSLabor is launching a process for asylum seekers to sign up for employment opportunities, so they can quickly find a job after attaining legal work status, and will also unveil a new process for employers to express their interest in hiring work-authorized migrants,” the Democrat leader wrote on Twitter/X on Thursday, the day that she delivered a livestreamed address on the migrant crisis.
Today, @NYSLabor is launching a process for asylum seekers to sign up for employment opportunities, so they can quickly find a job after attaining legal work status, and will also unveil a new process for employers to express their interest in hiring work-authorized migrants.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) August 24, 2023
“All asylum seekers with work authorization in New York can now register for assistance here,” stated a press release from Hochul’s office with a link to the DOL website. “DOL career experts will work with individuals to assess skills, work history, education, career interests and more, and connect them with employers across the State. Additionally, the New York State Department of Labor launched a portal enabling businesses to inform the State that they would welcome newly-authorized individuals into their workforce.”
There were just over 380,000 New Yorkers unemployed as of the month of July, according to Labor Department numbers.
“This crisis originated with the federal government, and it must be resolved with the federal government,” Hochul said in her address, noting that she sent a letter to Biden on Thursday, urging him to expedite work authorizations.
(Video: YouTube/Gov. Kathy Hochul)
“For me, the answer to these two crises — a humanitarian crisis and our workforce crisis — is so crystal clear and common sense. Let them get the work authorizations; let them work; legally, let them work,” the governor said.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has publicly feuded with Hochul over the migrant crisis that has hit his city hard reacted to the governor’s address and call for Biden’s assistance.
“We appreciate Governor Hochul’s acknowledgment of the incredible work that New York City has done to manage the influx of tens of thousands of asylum seekers in the last year, and we are gratified to hear that she is calling for immediate federal action,” he said.
The Biden administration responded to Hochul’s call for help by passing the buck to Congress in a statement from a White House spokesperson.
“Without Congressional action, this Administration has been working to build a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system and has worked to identify ways to improve efficiencies and maximize the resources the federal government can provide to communities across the country to support the flow of migrants,” the spokesperson wrote.
“We will continue to partner with communities across the country to ensure they can receive the support they need,” the statement read. “Only Congress can provide additional funding for these efforts, which this Administration has already requested, and only Congress can fix the broken immigration system.”
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