Joshua Solomon reports for the Times Union that Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking President Joe Biden for assistance with migrants coming to New York. Republican governors in Florida and Texas have been busing migrants to New York and other states, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been busing those migrants upstate. In an address to New Yorkers Aug. 24, Hochul said, “To level with New Yorkers, barring much needed changes at the border, there does not appear to be a solution to this federal problem anytime soon." Specifically, Hochul has been asking Biden to make it easier to let migrants work, and also wants financial assistance, access to federal land for additional shelters, and reimbursement of the state’s costs for using the National Guard. Hochul said, “Our quest continues to squarely tell the White House: ‘Let them work.'” Hochul addressed constituents in both parties, saying, “If you’re represented by a Republican, please ask them to stop politicizing people’s lives, stop fighting President Biden’s comprehensive, smart solutions and work together toward solving this.... If you’re represented by a Democrat, ask them to support my plan for more engagement and direct support from the administration.” In all, New York City has received about 100,000 migrants, many since bused upstate. Hochul got backup from at least one legislator. “Gov. Hochul is right, we need help from Washington and can’t continue shouldering this burden alone,” state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in a tweet. “We need resources, but more importantly we need to let them work.” Read more about this story in the Times Union.