NYC Mayor Eric Adams , who President Biden has said he likes , is complaining about the money his city is spending to handle over 50,000 migrats that have arrived in the ‘Big Apple’ over the last 12 months from down South state’s……
Adams has suggested that the Federal Government pull the .plog on any state using Federal money vs state money for. the trips….
Last week, Adams said the financial burden of the migrant crisis is “decimating the foundation of our city” and said every municipal service in New York City will be impacted by the migrant crisis.
New York City saw 2,300 new migrants arrive over an one-week period ending Wednesday, according to City Hall. Approximately 200 new asylum seekers are estimated to arrive to the city each day, but one day earlier this week had nearly 500 new arrivals.
City officials project that they will spend $4.3 billion on the influx of migrants by the end of June 2024, NYC budget director Jacques Jiha said last Wednesday.
“No municipality can absorb this kind of cost without cracking,” Jiha said. “This is a huge burden and we’re not raising taxes. So the only way we could manage is to find efficiencies in other places in city government.”
Last Wednesday, Adams criticized the Biden administration, saying that the federal government has “abandoned” the city to deal with the migrant crisis on its own.
“Washington, it’s time to respond. Enough is enough,” Adams said.
Roughly 58,300 asylum seekers arrived in New York City and have been processed through the city’s shelter system over nearly a year. There are also more than 36,100 asylum seekers currently in the city’s care, according to City Hall.
New York City currently has 112 emergency shelters and has opened eight Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers in response to the influx of migrants….