Dem mayors begging Biden for help with migrant surge reject $1.4 billion aid, want $5 billion instead

Democratic mayors in major cities have said they need more than President Biden's proposed $1.4 billion in aid to ease the burden of the migrant surge.

In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the Democratic leaders told the Biden administration on Wednesday that they appreciate the $1.4 billion in proposed aid but that they need much more — a whopping $5 billion — to ease the new burden on their cities.

"While we are greatly appreciative of the additional federal funding proposed, our city budgets and local taxpayers continue to bear the brunt of this ongoing federal crisis," the letter says. "Cities have historically absorbed and integrated new migrants with success."