WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF "NEW YORK NOW."

I'M DAN CLARK.

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE STATE'S MIGRANT CRISIS.

AS A REMINDER, MORE THAN 110,000 IMMIGRANTS SEEKING ASYLUM HAVE ARRIVED IN NEW YORK CITY OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS.

THAT'S OVERWHELMED CITY SHELTERS AND SERVICES AND LED TO WARNINGS FROM NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STABILITY.

AS WE TOLD YOU, PROGRESS ON MANAGING THAT CRISIS HAS BEEN SLOW WITH A LOT OF FINGERPOINTING AND PLACING BLAME, BUT THIS WEEK, WE FINALLY SAW AN UPDATE.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AGREED THIS WEEK TO GRANT TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY THAT WILL ALLOW MORE OF THOSE MIGRANTS TO GET JOBS AND PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM OUT.

ACCORDING TO GOVERNOR KATHIE HOCHUL, THAT'S ABOUT 40% OF THE STATE'S CURRENT LOAD OF ASYLUM SEEKERS.

SHE MET THIS WEEK WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN IN NEW YORK CITY.

WE ARE A COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY BUT WE ALSO HAVE LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO AND WE HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT BALANCE AND IF THESE PEOPLE COULD WORK AND THEY COULD TAKE SOME OF THOSE VERY OPEN JOBS IN PIZZERIAS AND DELIVERY IN HEALTH CARE ON STATEN ISLAND, I THINK THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM.

THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING SO HARD WITH THE WHITE HOUSE TO ACHIEVE, LET THEM WORK.

BACK IN D.C.

MEANWHILE, HOUSE REPUBLICANS HELD A HEARING ON IMMIGRATION POLICY WHERE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MINORITY LEADER, JOE BORELLI RAILED AGAINST THE COST OF THE IMMIGRANT CRISIS, WHICH MAYOR ADAMS HAS SAID COULD COST THE CITY MORE THAN $12 BILLION BY 2025.

OVER THE NEXT YEAR ALONE, WE WILL SPEND ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE ENTIRE BUDGET OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

MEANING, FOR THE COST OF SHELTERING MIGRANTS, NEW YORK CITY TAXPAYERS COULD PAY TO MAN EVERY FIREHOUSE, POLICE STATION, PICK UP THE GASH AN, MAINTAIN THE WATER AND SEWERS, INSPECT THE BUILDINGS, RUN THE AIRPORT AND EVEN CUT THE GRASS IN DALLAS PARKS, A CITY OF 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT SITUATION.