The federal government can help cities help immigrants. Here’s how

Large cities such as New York, Miami, Denver, and Boston are struggling to house new arrivals and meet their basic needs.

Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty have displaced millions of people worldwide and propelled the arrival in the U.S. of thousands seeking protection, mainly at the U.S.-Mexico border.