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EL PASO, Texas The recent surge of migrants across the southern border has strained city resources and homeless shelters in El Paso, but residents Fox News spoke with were split on whether the increase is cause for concern.

"I think it's great that Joe Biden let everybody in," Michael said. "This country could use workers of all kinds. Right? Teachers, Venezuelan restaurants. And I think it's a good thing for America."

Residents of the border city are used to migrants filtering through, but have noticed an increase in the last few months. Last week, photos showed crowds of migrants camped out on city streets as local homeless shelters ran out of room. Now the sidewalks are clear of sleeping bags and tents and there are less frequent crowds outside the Greyhound station, but shelter workers aren't sure how long the lull will last.

Carmen told Fox News she's "very disappointed" with the city's response.

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Michael from El Paso says he supports the city's bussing of migrants to other destinations in the U.S. (Fox News Digital)

"I think they need to find a way to get things going better for [the migrants] and for us," she said. "They're just sleeping everywhere and anywhere, and there's no more room on the homeless shelters anymore. So, you know, it's pretty bad."

Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida have faced criticism for bussing migrants to blue cities, with some Democrats comparing the practice to "human trafficking."

El Paso has also sent more than 80 busloads of migrants to New York City and Chicago as of Thursday, Deputy City Manager Mario DAgostino told Fox News. But Mayor Oscar Leeser, a Democrat, has been largely exempt from criticism. Leeser said the city is sending migrants where they want to go.

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"We would never use people as pawns to send them anywhere else," Leeser said. "We want to send them to say where they want to go, where they got friends and family."

Michael said he supports the city's bussing of migrants to other American cities as long as the migrants had family or other connections in those places.

"If they don't, then they should provide some kind of shelter right here in El Paso until they can get on their feet," he said.

A Customs and Border Protection bus drops off dozens of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, at the City of El Paso's migrant welcome center Sept. 22, 2022. (Fox News Digital)

Carmen agreed that other cities should share the responsibility of caring for migrants.

"El Paso is already overwhelmed with so many people," she said.

Jose told Fox News he knows the influx of migrants is "a burden for the city," but said America has played a role in destabilizing Latin American governments for decades.

"Our government has sent dictators into other countries that have caused hardship for these people," he said. "So now we as a country have to help these people out."

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Jose described the strain on shelters and the city as a "temporary discomfort." He said he hopes other states will continue to take in some migrants as well.

"My parents also came to this country with no documents, but they stabilized," he said. "They were able to get their immigration documents. And we've thrived. We've contributed to the community in many ways."

Jose says American cities should welcome migrants despite the "temporary discomfort" and strain on resources. (Fox News Digital)

Jose's son, Jose Jr., told Fox News he thinks Americans across the country should welcome migrants into their communities.

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"It's America," he said. "We've always told people this is a land of opportunity. And if you are willing to take that time and work towards a better opportunity in life, then this is where you're going to come and thrive."

Leeser said safety is the city's top priority moving forward.

"Having people on the street would not be what you would want to do in your community," he said. "El Paso is one of the safest cities in the country and will continue to be."

Hannah Ray Lambert is an associate producer/writer with Fox News Digital Originals.

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(WFLA) The debate over the migrant crisis is intensifying after Gov. Ron DeSantis flew two planes of nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants to Marthas Vineyard.

The move mirrors other Republican governors who have sent migrants to other cities in response to President Joe Bidens border policies.

48 Venezuelan migrants, as young as three years old, were flown to an island community in Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon.

Venezuela, its difficult to live there, said migrant Carlos, through a translator. Thats why not just me, but thousands of Venezuelans looked for a way out of the country in search of a future.Marthas Vineyard is now providing food and shelter.

We are not going to forget, midterms are coming, said Adelys Ferro, Venezuelan American Caucus. Immigrants are at the heart of Florida. One in five Floridians is an immigrant. Stop using Venezuelans as props for your political games.

Gov. DeSantis said the unsecured border is contributing to the fentanyl crisis.

Every community in America should share in the burden. it shouldnt just fall on the red states, DeSantis said, adding that the move is meant to shift the immigration burden to democratic towns that support the Biden administrations policies.

What would be the best is for Biden to do his damn job and secure the border, DeSantis said.

The governors office said the flights are part of Floridas relocation program, but democratic state Rep. Dylan Fernandes said it appears the planes came from Texas.

Hatching a secret of plot to use humans to use women, children and families as a political pawn, and a game or is herded them up, put them on an airplane lied to them about where theyre going lied to them about what would be here when they arrived and to me it is so cruel, Fernandes said.

Democratic candidate for governor, Charlie Crist, is also pushing back against DeSantis decision.

Hes not taking into effect the human factor of these people that he has shipped up to Marthas Vineyard, Crist said. Its not well thought out. It is inhumane, clearly. It is inappropriate. Its just dead wrong.

California Governor Gavin Newsom called on the Department of Justice to consider federal charges.

Other Republican governors, including those in Arizona and Texas, have been bussing migrants to other U.S. cities.

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Arizona Border Patrol agent Art del Cueto explained on "America Reports" Friday why Republicans bussing illegal migrants to Democrat-lead sanctuary cities is an important lesson and may jumpstart action to address the crisis at the southern border.

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ART DEL CUETO: It's just chaotic. And this chaos started on day one of this [Biden] administration. They put that magnet there to say, hey, come. As for asylum, you've got to catch and release. And you're right, you've got other problems in Texas. But then you turn around to look at Arizona when you're having all the got-a-ways, all the drugs that are coming in. And, you know, I think that what these politicians have done by sending and bussing these people to these sanctuary cities is it put it in their front yard and said, hey, look, there's a problem. You guys need to start addressing the problem instead of ignoring it. When you have people in the White House that are saying people aren't walking across, when you have people in the White House saying there is no problem at the southern border, you have to bring that problem to them and say, look, now you have to see it. So, I mean, I don't see that the individuals in the government that are sending them that they're doing wrong. They're simply saying, we're fed up. You need to acknowledge there's a problem instead of denying it. And I mean, what happened to the signs of we're welcoming everyone here. I've seen some signs in Martha's Vineyard where they said, hey, everyone's welcome. I guess the reality is everyone's welcome, you're just not welcome where we don't want you to be. And that's part of the problem. There's a lot of hypocrisy going on. It's obvious. And they need to be aware that there's a problem. They need to do something, and they need to figure it out because they created this mess to begin with.

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It was 6 a.m., and the buses from Texas had yet to arrive. But a handful of ambulances and policemen already waited on the street. An hour later, empty buses from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority would line up to transport migrants across New York City. Volunteers unloaded boxes into the makeshift triage center inside the lobby of the Port Authority bus terminal. Manuel Castro, Mayor Eric Adamss commissioner for immigrant affairs, and Rep. Adriano Espaillat, whose district spans Upper Manhattan and part of the Bronx, arrived before 7. At around 8, 80 asylum-seeking migrants filed out of the two buses arriving from the Lone Star State, one sent by Mr. Abbott from the border and another by the city of El Paso. Messrs. Castro and Espaillat shook everyones hand, saying: Bienvenidos a Nueva York.

Since early August, Gov. Greg Abbott has been sending bus loads of asylum-seekers from the Texas border to sanctuary citiesNew York, Chicago, Washington and other places that have policies discouraging local law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities in enforcing immigration law. This week Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis one-upped Mr. Abbott by sending a small plane full of Venezuelan migrants to Marthas Vineyard, Mass.

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