Mayor Eric Adams went to Latin America with two missions: to promote New York City and praise earlier immigrants, and to tell new immigrants about the misery that awaits them if they come.
The Biden administration will grant work permits to hundreds of thousands of migrants, a move welcomed by the leaders of big cities, especially New York.
The Southern California city so far has avoided the desperate situation that other metro areas are facing, in part because it no longer attracts as many immigrants as it once did.