Ousted NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo slams Biden administration for New York City’s migrant crisis and warns it is ‘going to hurt’ the Democrats

Impeached New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has blamed the Biden administration for the migrant crisis in New York City, warning it would hurt Democrats electorally.

Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 after sexual harassment claims that he denies, made a rare appearance at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club in Brooklyn on Thursday.

Speaking to a packed audience, Cuomo asserted that the city’s multimillion-dollar daily asylum seeker crisis is the responsibility of the federal government.

“This was a federal responsibility, period. First and foremost. Not the state, not the city. Immigration law is a federal responsibility… This is a job for the federal government to ensure that every city and every state does its fair share.”

He added that the Biden administration “should foot the bill for the migrants’ costs and not ask the taxpayers of any city to foot the bill.”

Cuomo claimed that the city’s asylum seeker crisis is the responsibility of the federal government and that Biden should pick up the tab

Cuomo said Biden should bear the costs of the more than 110,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the city since spring 2022

“How we get to a place where Governor Abbot of Texas decides where hundreds of thousands of migrants go through this country is laughable,” Cuomo asked the crowd.

He told the crowd that Republicans like Trump would use the situation to score political points.

“It’s going to hurt us,” Cuomo said. “I’ll tell you in four words what Donald Trump is going to say: ‘I told you so.’

The Democrat also claimed that if he were still governor, he would march on Washington DC to demand federal aid and that Biden would “get his hands on this.”

And he supported Mayor Eric Adams, who has also argued that the federal government should intervene after more than 110,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the city since spring 2022, costing the city about $10 million every day.

“Mayor (Eric) Adams is right: It is unsustainable for New York City to bear this burden,” Cuomo said. “There is no legal, ethical, financial, practical way that you can ask New York City to do this. They don’t have the funding.”

Additionally, Cuomo said that if he were governor, he would initiate a work program for the asylum seekers, who currently do not have work permits.

“Let them work,” he argued. “Let them pay for their money, and once you say they can work, there are a lot of places in this state that need low-wage workers, and that’s a whole different story than ‘you take them and you go to make it happen’ pay.”‘

The former Democratic star has barely been seen in public since resigning from office in August 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.

The Democrat also claimed that if he were still governor, he would march on Washington DC to demand federal aid and that Biden would “take this into his hands.”

“It’s going to hurt us,” Cuomo said. “I’ll tell you in four words what Donald Trump is going to say: ‘I told you so.’

He was the subject of a constant stream of complaints throughout 2021, as women complained that he sexually harassed them. He has always denied the allegations.

The ex-governor stubbornly clung to power until Attorney General Letitia James concluded a five-month investigation that found he had harassed 11 different women.

President Joe Biden immediately called for him to resign and within a week he announced he was leaving. Two weeks later, he resigned and was replaced by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul.

Cuomo’s comments come after Adams issued a dire warning that the city would be devastated by the migrant crisis.

Adams warned that the city’s services will be affected by the incredible additional spending in the budget. He has previously stated that the city plans to cut services such as library hours, meals for seniors and free day care for three-year-olds.

The city has a legal obligation to provide shelter for those traveling to the Metro, and Adams has desperately turned to a variety of city landmarks, makeshift shelters and temporary housing as short-term solutions.

Although officials have not revealed how many hotel rooms are designated for migrants, hotel industry experts believe it is as many as 10,000, The City reports.

The Roosevelt Hotel, Paul Hotel and Paramount Hotel are among the hotels designated for migrant housing in Manhattan.

Long lines of migrants, mainly men from Africa, are now often seen outside the legendary sites.