Slater Wants Special State Session This Fall to Address Migrant Crisis--EXAMINER NEWS--A local assemblyman has urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to call for a special state legislative session in hopes of figuring out a way for New York to address the ongoing crush of asylum seekers.
Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) said there should be a special session this fall as the state is struggling to handle the migrants, particularly in New York City. He said it isn’t uncommon that when a critical issue presents itself for lawmakers to formally return to Albany sometime before the regularly scheduled session in January.
“I think it’s absolutely justifiable to request it and this is something that we’ve continued to hear from constituents in Westchester and Putnam counties about,” Slater said.
He joins many of his Republican colleagues in both the Assembly and the Senate in calling for a session to be convened to discuss ways the state can tackle the issue.
During the past year, there have been an estimated 100,000 people who came to New York after crossing the southern border. However, as of two weeks ago, Westchester County had been housing just over 400 migrants while there have been none in Putnam County. READ MORE AT Slater Wants Special State Session This Fall to Address Migrant Crisis | The Examiner News
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