More than two million immigration cases are pending in the US - up from about 100,000 a decade ago. The mayor of New York has issued a stark warning: 'This issue will destroy New York City'.
If she wants to use it as an example of a failing system then it's an awkward message diplomatically, and she'll find a government here that would rather not talk about it.America's southern border is a perfect example of an asylum system that is neither firm nor fair. On that, she will find common ground with Britain's own system.
The city authorities recently signed a $275m contract with the Hotel Association of New York to set aside 5,000 rooms for migrants. Yet more than that arrive most weeks.There are currently more than 60,000 people housed in 200 different sites across the city. For a sense of America's broken system, consider this: more than two million immigration cases are pending nationwide. That is up from about 100,000 a decade ago and the average time to determine a case is now four years.This month the city's mayor issued a stark assessment of the challenge as he sees it."And let me tell you something New Yorkers: never in my life, have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. I don't see an ending to this.
Mr Adams blames the president. Mr Biden, on the occasions that he acknowledges the issue, blames it on a system he can't change without bipartisan agreement, which he will never get.
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