Dem mayors to Biden: "Step up"

Democratic mayors who have struggled to address an influx of illegal immigrants in their cities are taking out their frustrations on the Biden administration, demanding the White House grant them resources to manage the overflow, according to a Wednesday Politico report.

“What’s callous is how we have been ignored as a city. And now I have to make tough decisions on the resources of New York,” said New York City mayor Eric Adams at a Wednesday press conference. “It is time for the federal government to step up.” …

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, who has also dealt with an influx of migrants, is similarly frustrated with the Biden administration, Adams said at the Wednesday press conference.

“When I spoke to her yesterday,” Adams said, “she says, ‘Eric, you know, we have been a little too patient. You know, we can’t do anything to embarrass our families, but it’s about time we started to do that.'”