‘They came to work, so let’s put them to work’: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul claims the key to solving Big Apple’s migrant crisis is giving asylum seekers jobs (a day after ranting the southern border is ‘too open’)

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new effort to connect willing Venezuelan migrants with workplaces where they can find work.

The announcement was made Monday at a nonprofit participating in the initiative that saw Hochul announce that 18,000 jobs are now available to select migrants who have recently been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the Biden administration – and commended more than 350 other employers who had signed up to accept Temporary Protected Status (TPS). part.

Officials moved two weeks ago to grant temporary protected status to tens of thousands of Venezuelans — a decision that Hochul, 65, praised Monday as courageous and distinctly American.

This measure only affected migrants from Venezuela and was intended to speed up their approval for work as cities continue to deal with an influx of newcomers.

The announcement comes hours after Hochul — who refused advances from Eric Adams to let the state’s suburbs serve as a pressure valve for the city — complained that the border is “too open” and that more must be done to limit daily arrivals .

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The announcement comes hours after Hochul — who refused advances from Eric Adams to let the state’s suburbs serve as a pressure valve for the city — complained that the border is too open and that more needs to be done to limit daily arrivals, with especially for New Zealand. York city

In a speech in which the politician praised her own work to keep ailing restaurants afloat during early pandemic lockdowns — an effort she called “innovative” — she began by saying how “she has been saying for months the key to solving the asylum seeker crisis.” … is so simple, so crystal clear.’

She specified that it is “a crisis because of the large number of people” and put forward her so-called solution: “They came to work, so let’s put them to work.”

Speaking on behalf of one of the “nearly 400 employers” who signed up for the program – the all-female Hot Bread Kitchen – Hochul continued the borough’s history as a destination for immigrants, before revealing that a portal built for the asylum seekers will be operational tomorrow.

“Tomorrow the window opens for people to apply for TPS, and fortunately for me – because I’ve tried it, the app is simple,” the Democrat explained to a crowd gathered at the Chelsea Market restaurant.

“It’s not cumbersome, it’s easy to do, and there will be hundreds of people trying to identify them.”

She went on to mention a preconceived idea that she and others thought when she made the decision to connect Venezuelans with potential employees: “Will the employers be interested in this program?”

“Well, guess what,” she told the audience of the anticipated event, which was billed as a much-needed update to the state’s current responses to the now 15-month crisis.

‘We already have almost 400 employers who stood up and said: “Yes. Yes – we will embrace them. We hire them. We give them that shot of the American Dream that they wanted for themselves and their families.”

She rounded the number of willing participants to the nearest hundred and asked out loud, “How many jobs does almost 400 employers equal?”

Barely missing a step, she triumphantly gave her own answer: “There are already 18,000 jobs available, waiting for people to sign up in the portal.”

The speech was delivered at Chelsea Market in Manhattan, where at least one of the approximately 350 participating companies is located

Speaking on behalf of one of the “nearly 400 employers” she said had signed up for the program, Hochul then announced New York’s history as a destination for immigrants, before revealing that a portal built for the asylum seekers will be operational tomorrow are.

The selfishness we saw earlier in the speech, meanwhile, continued: “That’s incredible. That could help solve our problems, (or) at least be a start toward reducing the number of people needing shelter in our city.

“I’m really proud of these people who said yes and kind of took a leap into the unknown.”

She then provided some sparse details about the effort, without revealing the names of the participating companies.

“More than 50 percent (of participating companies) are from New York City – (but) Upstate New York has responded as well,” Buffalo-born Hochul revealed, before adding, “This isn’t just city-driven.”

She praised the event’s host at Hot Bread Kitchen — an all-women bakery with a workforce made up mostly of immigrants — and thanked the nonprofit for “helping their neighbors in their time of need.”

She further specified which businesses will participate in what appears to be the state’s first attempt to address the crisis, after several failed attempts from the city: “Twenty-five percent are in the hospitality industry, 21 percent in healthcare and social services, 10 percent is manufacturing, 5 percent retail and 5 percent construction.

“So,” she added, before looking up at the audience, “people can work there.”