Queens Republican candidates take on migrant crisis: highlight local concerns and border solutions

Three local Republican candidates vying for various local and state government positions held a press conference in Jamaica on Monday to address the city’s current migrant crisis.

Paul King (Congress, D-5), Yiatin Chu (Senate, D-11) and Dwayne Moore (Assembly, D-29) held a press briefing in front of a migrant shelter located at 164-40 Hillside Ave. to address their plans to secure the southern border and combat the negative effects of the migrant crisis on local residents.