East Greenbush, N.Y.- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement regarding Governor Kathy Hochul’s formal request to President Biden demanding he take executive action to spend taxpayer money on free housing, healthcare, schooling, and legal services for illegal immigrants in New York.
"Governor Kathy Hochul's call for President Biden to take executive action to “address” New York's illegal immigration crisis would further incentivize illegal immigration into our state. Spending hardworking taxpayers’ money so that illegal immigrants can receive free housing, healthcare, schooling, and legal services is shameful, all while violent crimes skyrocket across New York State and illegal immigrants are committing heinous crimes. If Governor Hochul was actually serious about addressing this crisis, she would have called on President Biden to end his Far Left open border policies and secure our Southern and Northern Borders,” stated Congresswoman Stefanik. “The quickest way for New York to end our illegal immigration crisis and for America to once again secure our borders is for Senate Democrats to pass and for President Biden to sign into law House Republicans’ Secure the Border Act of 2023, which is the strongest border security bill in history. This bill would force the Biden Administration to restart construction of the border wall, end catch and release, and deploy personnel and resources to the Southern and Northern Border."
