New York City Mayor Eric Adams reportedly wants to spend $2.3 billion on 14,000 hotel rooms to house immigrants by 2025.
Adams administration project The spending would be needed for the 150 hotels currently contracted with the city to house undocumented immigrants, the report said. new york post.
According to the city, total spending over three years is expected to reach up to $5.76 billion.
City Hall has a contract with the New York City Hotel Association to provide shelter at a cost of $352 per night per family, according to a city report.
“The New York City Department of Homeless Services aims to continue the city's shelter program by procuring vendors who can assist with large commercial hotel occupancy and hotel management services in response to the current emergency situation. ” officials said.
The hotel association is paid about $100,000 a month to manage contracts, said Vijay Dandapani, president and CEO of the hotel association. In fact, he added, full-time employees are working to fulfill housing contracts for immigrants.
“We have five full-time employees who perform contractual obligations in addition to their regular duties and duties performed by regular HANYC employees on contract,” Dandapani told the newspaper. .
After heavy criticism, Adams changed his policy to be more lenient and began imposing 30-day limits on individual immigration and 60-day limits on families.
But the cost of the immigration crisis has already caused the city to limit services to its citizens, as officials move to cut funding to the city's fire and police departments.
The Big Apple is only paying a fraction of New York State's costs. Joe Biden's border crisis is expected to cost the Empire State $12 billion over three years, according to news agency AFP.
Meanwhile, the state is considering enacting a $237 billion budget that includes a significant increase in immigrant housing.
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