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A proposal for border security being considered by the Senate may undercut a demand from cities for relief from the influx of migrants to their jurisdictions.

Overall, the state has spent an estimated $1.7 billion on asylum seekers, including for shelter, transportation and social services, according to the Hochul administration.

(The Center Square) — New York state is plowing more taxpayer money into providing legal services for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers who have arrived in the state amid a

Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration. About 472,000 people will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months.

Getting immigrants to work is an obvious economic good, especially as cities struggle to provide for newcomers.

There are about 472,000 nationals of Venezuela who could be eligible for the designation for 18 months, the Homeland Security secretary said

The Biden administration will make hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela eligible for work permits and deportation protections under an expansion of the Temporary Protected Status policy.

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The Biden Admin is offering legal status and work permits to almost half-a-million Venezuelan migrants, thanks to TPS expansion.

US cities have been grappling with large numbers of Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil.