NYC Mayor Adams Calls for ‘National Czar’ to Manage Border Crisis, Despite VP Harris Already Holding Role

New York Mayor Eric Adams has called for the appointment of a “national czar” to manage the immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border, seemingly unaware that Vice President Kamala Harris already holds that role.
“There must be a national czar,” Adams said at a Jan. 17 press conference held at New York City Hall.
“I think it should be done through FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency],” he added. “We should treat this the same way we treat any major disaster or major crisis. That should be coordinating with the Border Patrol, coordinating with our cities, our states, to make sure that we as a country absorb this national issue.”…}

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