New York Governor Admits Immigration System ‘Broken’

As New York continues to face a massive influx of illegal aliens, especially New York City, the state’s Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul has finally admitted that the immigration system is “broken,” and many illegal aliens are falsely claiming asylum “without any real basis for that.”

Hochul made the comments during a Friday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” She began by claiming that illegal aliens are coming to the U.S. for “a shot at a better life,” while noting that they are causing serious problems for New York. However, Hochul insists that the main problem is that illegal aliens are unable to work legally and thus have to be housed with taxpayer funds.

“These individuals came here in search of what all of our immigrant parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents came for, and that’s a shot at a better life,” the Democrat governor said. “But it all comes down to whether or not you can work. So, we’ve had this untenable situation, where, because of the city’s right-to-shelter agreement, these individuals have been housed at taxpayer cost, but not able to work.”

Later in the interview, Hochul admitted that the main solution to the problem is to reform the immigration system — especially the courts, where illegal aliens are often given court dates several years in the future and are then finally deported because their asylum claims are not valid. Shockingly, the Democrat governor also called for better enforcement at the southern border — despite previously supporting open-border policies and expressing pride in New York’s status as a “sanctuary state.”

“[T]here is an answer to this, as I mentioned, it’s two-fold: One is more enforcement at the border, because people are coming here illegally and even just saying they’re here seeking asylum, without any real basis for that, it’ll take five to seven years to determine whether or not someone is here legally through asylum,” Hochul said. “And, at that point, then they have to go back if they’re denied. So, it’s a system that’s broken there. But, also, in Washington, we need help with comprehensive immigration reform. The Republicans have to stop playing political games with this.”

Meanwhile, residents of New York are growing increasingly frustrated with the influx of illegal aliens into their communities — with many gathering to protest shelters being forced on their neighborhoods by the city and state.