New York and Chicago Mayors Tell Colorado to Stop Busing Migrants
- Mayors Eric Adams and Lori Lightfoot say resources stretched
- Colorado has bused hundreds of people since December
Colorado Governor Jared Polis
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The mayors of New York City and Chicago denounced Colorado for busing migrants to the two cities — calling it inhumane and a strain on resources — as President Joe Biden’s first presidential visit to the US-Mexico border highlights immigration issues.
Colorado has sent hundreds of asylum seekers to the cities since December, with shelters reaching maximum capacity and services to support them now exhausted, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot said in a letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a fellow Democrat.