Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Questioned Over Migrant Crisis Spending, Says She Doesn’t Know Exact Amount

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu admitted she does not know how much the city has spent on illegal immigrants, drawing sharp criticism from Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) during a House Oversight hearing. New York City Mayor Eric Adams revealed his city spent $6.9 billion, while Denver’s mayor reported $79 million since 2022. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson estimated 1% of his budget—around $166 million—was allocated but did not provide an exact figure. Donalds blasted Wu, questioning her leadership for not knowing the financial impact of the migrant crisis.     #Boston #MichelleWu #MigrantCrisis #IllegalImmigration #SanctuaryCities #ByronDonalds #NYC #Chicago #Denver #EricAdams #BrandonJohnson #Congress #HouseOversight #TaxpayerMoney #MigrantSpending #USPolitics #BorderCrisis #ImmigrationDebate #GovernmentAccountability #PoliticalNews  ~ED.103~GR.125~HT.336~

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00:00How much did your city spend on illegal immigration? Do you have a round number?

00:04Over the last couple of years on all newcomers,

00:07whatever their status was, it's around 79 million since 2022.

00:10She has spent on people who are not citizens.

00:12The city of Boston is sick of having people outside Boston.

00:16You four could hide, hide behind the realities of illegal immigration

00:22on border towns all through our country. Mayor Wu, in the city of Boston, how much did you spend?

00:28We don't ask about immigration status and delivering citizens.

00:30You don't ask about how much money the city of Boston has spent on illegal immigration?

00:34We don't distinguish between immigration status as part of our city policy.

00:37Do you manage your budget or not, Mayor Wu?

00:39That is how we keep our city safe.

00:40Mayor Wu, do you manage your budget or not?

00:41We have the numbers to prove it. I manage my budget. I have a triple A bond rating dating

00:46back 10 years to the city of Boston. So to the city of Boston, just understand

00:48that your mayor does not care how much of your resources she has spent on people who are not

00:54citizens of the city of Boston. The city of Boston is sick of having people outside Boston.

00:58Mayor Adams, how much did the city of New York actually spend on illegal immigration?

01:01$6.9 billion of taxpayer dollars.

01:04$6.9 billion of taxpayer money on a problem that was fostered on the American people.

01:12Mayor Johnston of Denver, you lamented earlier that there were 10 to 11 buses coming per day

01:18to your city. Did you ever talk to Joe Biden about why this was happening to your community?

01:25Thank you, Congressman. I both reached out to Governor Abbott from Texas. He didn't respond.

01:29Why would you reach out to Governor Abbott of Texas when it is Joe Biden,

01:33the former commander in chief, that opened up our borders? Why didn't you talk to him?

01:36Well, our buses directly were being sent from Governor Abbott in Texas. So that was why we

01:40reached out to say, we're happy to collaborate on a coordinated entry system. We understand no

01:43one state or no one city should bear the entire brunt of this, but let's collaborate. But I did.

01:48So I'm glad you said that because that brings me to my next point.

01:52Governor Abbott and Governor DeSantis, when they started moving illegal aliens out of their states

01:58who were bearing the brunt of what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were doing,

02:02and they've sent them to Denver, they sent them to Chicago, they sent them to New York,

02:07they sent them to Martha's Vineyard. The reason why they did that is because you four could hide,

02:13hide behind the realities of illegal immigration on border towns all through our country and on

02:20cities and states who did not want to see illegal immigration, but did not have the political

02:25representation to go to the White House. And only when it showed up on your doorstep, did you get

02:32upset. Mayor Johnston, coming back to you, how much did your city spend on illegal immigration?

02:38Do you have a round number? Over the last couple of years on all newcomers,

02:41whatever their status was, it's around 79 million since 2022.

02:4479 million. Mayor Johnston, Chicago, how much has the city of Chicago spent on illegal immigration?

02:51If you refer to the 2022 up to 2024 of the buses coming from Texas, roughly the same percentage

02:58of the state of Texas, about 1% of our overall budget.

03:01What is that? Because we don't have the city's budget in front of me. Numbers.

03:04It's 1%. And if you want the actual calculation, we can make sure someone-

03:08You're the mayor. You don't have the math in front of you.

03:10It's 1% of the overall budget over the last four years, which is the same number that was sent from

03:15us for the state of Texas. Mayor Johnston, I already asked you, you don't have a hard number.

03:20And if you don't have a hard number, you're not running your city well. Mayor Adams,

03:24how much did the city of New York actually spend on illegal immigration?

03:276.9 billion of taxpayer dollars.

03:296.9 billion dollars of taxpayer money on a problem that was fostered on the American people.

03:37Mayor Wu, in the city of Boston, how much did you spend?

03:40We don't ask about immigration status and delivering citizens-

03:43You don't ask about how much money the city of Boston has spent on illegal immigration?

03:47We don't distinguish between immigration status as part of our city policy.

03:50Do you manage your budget or not, Mayor Wu?

03:52That is how we keep our city safe.

03:52Mayor Wu, do you manage your budget or not?

03:54We have the numbers to prove it. I manage my budget. I have a triple A bond rating dating

03:58back 10 years to the city of Boston.

03:59So to the city of Boston, just understand that your mayor does not care how much of your resources

04:04she has spent on people who are not citizens of the city of Boston.

04:07The city of Boston is sick of having people outside Boston.

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