Just look at the migrant crisis that we are facing right now.
U.S. immigration officials along the southern border are on track to process more than 300,000 migrants in December, an all-time monthly high that will likely include record numbers of families traveling with children, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News.
The extraordinary number of migrant arrivals this month is the most dire juncture yet of a three-year-long crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that has strained resources in small and large U.S. communities, left countless of migrants in limbo, prompted lawmakers to consider drastically limiting asylum and created a major political vulnerability for President Biden as he seeks reelection.
As a result, migrants that have "Run out their time in shelters" are being forced out into the streets to make room for more migrants that have just arrived.
The building, the former St. Brigid's Catholic School on East 7th Street, is now the centralized intake point for adult migrants who've run out their time in shelters - since the city has begun to put that on a clock - and are seeking a bed for another 30 days.
Needless to say, New York City is not the only major city that is being overwhelmed.
All over the country, our rapidly growing migration crisis is fueling our rapidly growing homelessness crisis.
Homelessness in America reached a new record earlier this year partly due to a "Sharp rise" in the number of people who became homeless for the first time, federal officials said Friday.
Why are we allowing vast numbers of migrants to overwhelm our cities when we already have so many people sleeping in the streets?
The homeless and drugs crisis tormenting major cities across the US has spiraled out of control in recent years, leaving many residents and local businesses furious over the downfall of their neighborhoods.
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