New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) vowed Wednesday to cut funding for border crossers and illegal aliens amid record low approval ratings among New Yorkers.
In November 2023, Adams approved citywide budget cuts that eliminated public services for New Yorkers to withstand a wave of illegal immigration into sanctuary cities. The move left fewer than 3 in 10 New Yorkers saying they supported Adams, the lowest ever for a New York City mayor.
Wednesday, Adams Said He would reverse proposed budget cuts and instead cut taxpayer funds currently going to new border crossers and illegal aliens. Specifically, Mr. Adams announced that his office would further reduce city-funded services for border crossers and illegal aliens by another 10% and implement billions of dollars in additional budget cuts for New Yorkers. He said he was canceling his plans to do so.
But at the same time, Adams is charging border crossers and undocumented immigrants, most of whom continue to live on city taxpayers, with prepaid debit cards that could end up costing them more than $53 million. is defending his office’s decision to provide the .
Adams said if the program is deemed a “success” by city officials, it will expand access to prepaid debit cards for border crossers and undocumented immigrants.
“I know you look at the first brush and say, ‘Wait a minute, what are you doing, handing out cards to people?'” Adams said. “This was a small shift that we are making in his 500-person pilot project. If this is successful, we will expand further.”
Over the next three fiscal years, illegal immigration could cost New Yorkers $12 billion.
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