New York Mayor Eric Adams this weekend visits the Darien Gap, a treacherous rainforest traversed by thousands of mostly South American migrants a month, to try to dissuade them from coming as U.S. cities like his own struggle to accommodate them.
His unusual trip to Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia underscores the criticism that he and other Democratic city and state leaders have voiced for the immigration policies of their fellow Democrat, President Joe Biden.
Republican governors near the border have been fiercely critical of Biden's border policies. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been busing thousands of migrants north to New York, Chicago and other Democratic-controlled cities. Immigration will likely be a campaign theme in the U.S. 2024 presidential race with a 54% majority of Americans agreeing with the statement that "immigration is making life harder for native-born Americans," a September Reuters/Ipsos poll found.add sections to a wall
The effort is opposed by the Legal Aid Society, which advocates for newly arrived migrants seeking shelter.
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