Mr Adams is travelling to Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador this week to discourage migrants from setting out. "We are at capacity," he said on Tuesday.

The imagery is hilarious here

Speaking to the poor, tired, and huddled masses, the mayor of the home of the Statue of Liberty says, “Stay out, this is like such a bad time for me.” A few audience members exchange confused glances as Adams tucks a white napkin in his collar, and a butler sets a lobster on a silver platter in front of him. “Just stay in your summer houses until things die down.”