The majority of immigrants living in New York City refuse to move, even though they are offered free plane and bus tickets funded by taxpayers. gothamist Reported based on recently published data.
The city began limiting adult migrants’ stays in shelters to 30 days in September. Those who have reached the city’s stay limit will be directed to a re-ticketing center where they can choose to re-apply for evacuation space or receive a free ticket to skip the city. Gothamist reported that only 2% of people offered plane or bus tickets chose to emigrate.
At St. Brigid’s, one of the city’s reticket points, queues often wrap around the building, and only a few of the 1,600 migrants who arrive at the center each day are able to secure an evening shelter. It’s about 15%. The 800 to 2,800 migrants who visit St. Brigid’s every day are repeat visitors who were unable to secure accommodation on previous visits.
Data reviewed by the news organization shows that 80% of migrants are rejected by the city’s largest shelter system. Migrants who cannot secure shelter will be placed on a waiting list.
Joshua Goldfein, a staff attorney at the nonprofit Legal Aid Society, said the city provides immigrants with “actual case management so they can get what they need to move forward.” He said it should be provided.
“Setting arbitrary deadlines by which people must leave shelters is destructive and counterproductive,” Goldfein argued.
Kayla Mamelak, a spokeswoman for New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, told the news outlet: “We are using centralized case management, reticketing and legal assistance to help more people become more self-sufficient. “We are doing everything in our power to allow them to move out of the evacuation center as quickly as they wish.” -Enough life. ”
“We are grateful for the support we have received so far from our federal partners, but we need more support,” she added.
Of the 30 people per day who choose taxpayer-funded free tickets to leave the city, their main destinations are New York, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Minnesota, Mamelak said. Georgia, Virginia, and other parts of the North. Carolina, Pennsylvania.
Mamelak said 60% of the migrants, or about 113,000 people, have left the city’s shelter system and “taken the next step in their journey.”
she said this new york post The city called on the Biden administration to “give more asylum seekers expedited work authorization, send additional financial support to New York City, and implement a comprehensive decompression and resettlement strategy that they have begun.” “I need to get the job done,” he said.
Recently released City Hall data revealed that the Adams administration is spending about $387 per immigrant per day. post report.
A spokesperson for Mayor Adams told the news outlet: “Mayor Adams has laid out plans to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the past two months as New York City grapples with a national humanitarian crisis. “The numbers show that our efforts are working.”
“We expect to save $2.3 billion by next summer,” the spokesperson added.
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