Gov. Hochul’s migrant message to President Biden: Send help

Increasing pressure on the White House, Gov. Kathy Hochul this week delivered an address on the migrant influx, amplifying her plea for assistance from the federal government while declaring that the city’s right-to-shelter mandate does not apply to the rest of the state.

She also announced new state aid in the form of $20 million in funding, a shelter site at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn and a plan to connect migrants with potential employers while they await work authorization. 

NY1 political reporters Bobby Cuza, Kelly Mena and Dan Rivoli discussed the crisis and the political risks for Hochul. Plus, they analyzed the first Republican presidential primary debate, where outspoken 38-year-old political outsider Vivek Ramaswamy grabbed the spotlight.