‘Stop wasting our taxes Eric Adams’: Furious New Yorkers slam mayor’s Mexico ‘vacation’ and say he should be in DC telling Biden to close the border
Outraged New Yorkers have condemned New York Mayor Eric Adams’ trip to Latin America, calling the visit a pointless vacation.
Adams landed in Mexico City on Wednesday evening as part of his mission to discourage asylum seekers, as New York continues to grapple with the 120,000 migrants who have arrived in the past 18 months. Speaking at the foot of a basilica in the city, where people often pray before traveling, Adams said he hoped to “manage the expectations” of migrants traveling.
But city residents did not see the trip in a positive light, with hundreds of social media users leaving angry messages claiming the mayor was simply on a tax-funded vacation that will do nothing to ease the crisis. Many suggested that the mayor would have spent his time in Washington DC more wisely lobbying the Biden administration to close the borders.
One comment from an independent New York voter read: “I’m glad you and your coalition are enjoying your paid vacation. A trip to Albany and DC would be less expensive. Ending New York’s right to shelter for non-citizens’ law violations, demanding that Hochul end New York’s sanctuary status and that Biden restore Trump’s border policies and secure the border.”
Another New Yorker went after Adam’s infamous penchant for nightlife, writing, “Enjoy your vacation that WE pay for. Don’t forget to go to the clubs tonight.’
The Democrat, who is up for re-election in 2025, has shared details of his trip on X, formerly known as Twitter, prompting his voters to leave their angry comments.
Outraged New Yorkers have condemned New York Mayor Eric Adams’ trip to Latin America, calling the visit a vacation. Adams will be seen in Mexico City on Thursday
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press in front of the Basilica de Guadalupe on Wednesday after visiting the Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City
“As a New Yorker, what do you think about the shooting incident that took place in Manhattan yesterday?” added a Big Apple resident.
‘You should have gone to the Roosevelt hotel. Cheaper and faster. Same results. Now you’re spending OUR money on your stupid trip that will yield absolutely NOTHING! YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO OUR CITY!’ said another.
Adams’ office told DailyMail.com that no taxpayer money will be used for this trip, but highlighted the mayor’s previous comments in which he said: ‘This can be done on taxpayer money. Let’s be clear about that. Taxpayers can pay for this trip. We are making the decision that we are going to pay our bill during these difficult fiscal times, but there is nothing illegal or unethical if we would have charged this to taxpayers.”
Many took issue with Adams being in cosmopolitan Mexico City – far from the center of the crisis, hundreds of miles away on the US-Mexico border.
Former NYPD Detective Peter Forcelli wrote: I thought you were there for high-level meetings across the border? I have been where you have been, a very spiritual place, but not the place for discussions about solving the border crisis. Talk to the cartel plaza bosses if you want to solve the border problem on the Mexican side. They are in control.
Many took issue with Adams being in cosmopolitan Mexico City – far from the center of the crisis, which is hundreds of miles away on the US-Mexico border.
Adams is seen with Mónica Aspe, the CEO of AT&T Mexico
As the city ran out of space, landmarks such as the Roosevelt Hotel were transformed into emergency shelters
Hundreds of migrants sleep in line for placement at the Roosevelt Hotel intake center
Conservative outlet Citizen Free Press also weighed in, writing: Eric Adams lands in Mexico City. His Sanctuary City is in shambles because of HIS failed policies and he has fled the coop to beg a foreign leader to do something. What does he think Mexico will do? They will do nothing and he will smile for cameras.
And podcaster Drunk News Anchor said, “DC is much closer. But then again, that’s not an exciting, taxpayer-funded vacation while your city continues to descend into chaos. Because you are so close, you may even be called back to work in the event of an emergency.’
‘Precisely. He’s a clown for going on this journey,” someone chimed in under the podcaster’s message.
During his four-day trip, Adams will also visit Colombia and Ecuador.
“This is just the beginning of the journey as we try to be on the ground and understand the whole flow of migrants and asylum seekers,” he said last night.
Adam’s plea and his trip to Mexico to discourage migrants show a stunning turnaround from the start of the crisis when he went to the Port Authority to welcome a busload of asylum seekers sent from Texas by Republican Governor Gregg Abbot , who argued that progressive cities are also bearing the costs of the influx of asylum seekers crossing the southern border.
Adams said at the time, “As mayor of New York, I have to provide services to families who are here, and that’s what we’re going to do – our responsibility as a city, and I’m proud that this is a Right to Shelter State, and that will remain we do.’
In August 2022, New York Mayor Eric Adams welcomed migrants and asylum seekers arriving from Texas at Port Authority, saying he was proud that New York is a receiving state.
Asylum seekers cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States on September 30, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas
But in May this year, Adams had made major changes to the city’s 40-year-old Right to Shelter law, which guarantees a bed for anyone who needs one. the wave of migrants that he now says could destroy New York as we know it.
Governor Kathy Hochul has also made an about-face on asylum seekers, having first welcomed them with “open arms” when she promised to house them just three years before telling migrants to “go somewhere else” as the city the edge of the city. .
“We need to make it known that if you come to New York, you won’t have more hotel rooms, we don’t have capacity,” Hochul said on CNN. ‘So we must also make it clear that we have reached the limit: if you are going to leave your country, go somewhere else.’
On Wednesday, the mayor also echoed a growing number of voices in his call for a greater global response to the rising number of migrants to the US.
“The message that this is not sustainable cannot remain within the boundaries of New York City. There is global migration and there needs to be an international response to it.’
In August, U.S. Border Patrol made 181,509 apprehensions at the Mexican border, a 37 percent increase from July, but little change from August 2022 and well below the more than 220,000 in December, according to figures released in September.
Before his trip, Adams previously said: “We want to give an honest assessment of what we are experiencing here in this city. We are at capacity.’
“We’re going to tell them that coming to New York doesn’t mean you’re going to stay in a five-star hotel. “It doesn’t mean that just because you come here you’re automatically allowed to work,” he said.
Adams has made a series of urgent pleas for a change in federal immigration policy and for funding to help the city manage the arrival of migrants, which he says could cost the city $12 billion over three years as it leases space in hotels and introduce new emergency measures. offers shelter and provides various government services to asylum seekers.
As part of his efforts to ease the crisis, Adams recently moved to tighten New York’s shelter rules by limiting adult migrants to just 30 days in city-run facilities amid overcrowding.
City and state leaders in New York, Illinois and elsewhere have urged the federal government to make it easier for migrants to obtain work permits, which would help them pay for food and housing.