managing them, that might help o out. reporter: two key factors here, two of the many, competitive wages in other industries and still some residual pandemic-era effects as well with some of the folks here in new york. they re still being watched by lifeguards. fortunately they don t have a lot to do. certainly hope it saves that way. polo sandoval, rockaway beach. how ever you re spending your memorial day there s probably a lot you don t know about how this day of observance began. stay with cnn news center. we re back in a momoment. with marinated chicken and double cheese. sweet and savory. .kinda like you and me, chuck. bye, peyton. try the refreshed favorites at subway today. my relationship with my credit cards wasn t good. i got into debt in college, and no matter how much i paid, it followed me everywhere. the high interest.i fel.
the widely expected surge didn t happen. it expired on thursday with the end of the covid-19 public health emergency. authorities were concerned it might become dangerously over crowded. in cities like chicago and new york, lawsuits have been filed to keep migrants from being housed in certain locations. in new york they have issued executive orders barring the migrants and asylum seekers. according to mayor eric adams, it will give four months of temporary shelter for adult menace they try to obtain a work permit. new york city has processed more than 65,000 migrants since last spring with 35,000 still in the city s care. and joining me now from new york is attorney and cnn opinion writer reyes. thank you so much for being here. these lawsuits that are trying to stop migrants from being housed in other cities, i mean,
you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. after days of violence, israel and the islamic jihad agree to a cease-fire. we ll go live to see if the peace is holding. plus, the latest from the u.s.-mexican border and the latest fallout from trying to house migrants in cities. a hug 42 years in the making. he reunites with his sister after he discovers he was stolen as a baby. reporter: live from cnn news center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. it s 5 a.m. here in atlanta, noon in israel where a cease-fire with islamic jihad appears to be holding.
problems. there are solutions. i m not sure they re politically viable. one that struck me is senator bob menendez proposed to the administration that they potentially match up certain migrants potentially with states that have labor shortages. i mean, we re a country with i think 3.4% unemployment. we have 9 million available jobs so i think there is a question of coordinate where we might potentially place migrants and which types of communities are ready, able, willing to suit them. t the that s a great idea. appreciate getting your insights on this. cnn opinion writer raul reyes. thanks for joining us.
about 23,000. so this we can perhaps call a temporary respite is allowing them opportunities to process those individuals to make room for others who may possibly choose to enter the country illegally. now there is some speculation here on the ground when you speak to some of those who are running the shelters that we ve seen some of these migrants, they seem to believe that perhaps some of the news coming from the biden administration and restrictive policies could be making it south of the border. you have many potential asylum seekers still weighing their options. there are, of course, those numbers that are likely to continue to grow. that is a number of asylum seekers ending up in some of america s largest cities. many here in el paso telling me they want to go to california, some wanting to stay in texas. many of them continue to say that new york city is their final destination. paulo sandoval, cnn, el paso, texas.