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New York’s Migrant Crisis Is About to Get Worse

Covid-era restrictions on entry expire May 11. Mayor Adams says Washington ‘has turned its back.’

By Carine Hajjar

May 3, 2023 5:47 pm ET

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Images: AFP/Getty Images/CNP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly

New York

If you want proof that there’s a crisis at the southern border, enter New York City’s subway system and listen for the calls of “chocolate, chicle, y agua.” On my daily commute, I see many Central and South American women pacing across platforms peddling chocolate, gum and water. Many hold young children, some even breastfeeding.

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