Watch: DC mayor suggests her city can not handle migrants since 'we're not Texas'

Misty Severi

September 17, 02:58 PM September 17, 02:58 PM

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser states her town does not have the "infrastructure" to cope with the sudden inflow of immigration for the reason that it is not a "border city" or condition.

The Democratic mayor addressed the the latest buses of immigrants that went from Texas to the Naval Observatory, the home of Vice President Kamala Harris, on an get from Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX).

"We are not a border city," Bowser instructed reporters. "We really don't have an infrastructure to tackle this variety of and level of immigration to our town. ... We are not Texas."

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Bowser, who declared a "community overall health crisis" in the town previous week in reaction to the immigration disaster, mentioned the town was making a coordinated plan to course of action the immigrants.

"Offered that most individuals will go on, our major focus is to make absolutely sure we have a humane, efficient, welcome course of action that will make it possible for persons to shift on to their closing vacation spot," Bowser reported past week.

Bowser also opened an business to answer to the significant raise of immigrants in the declaration and has unsuccessfully lobbied for Countrywide Guard logistical help.

Abbott, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) have elevated their endeavours of sending immigrants from the southern border to "sanctuary metropolitan areas."

The Texas governor has transported 7,900 immigrants to Washington due to the fact April and around 2,200 immigrants to New York Metropolis considering the fact that August as aspect of "Operation Lone Star," according to knowledge from Abbott's place of work. A short while ago, Texas included Chicago to the desired destination record, sending more than 300 immigrants to the town.

Bowser also slammed Abbott, decrying the busing gambit as "a politically motivated stunt."