Amid continued backlash over Democratic Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to give illegal border crossers in city shelters prepaid debit cards ostensibly used to buy food, City Council members are calling for an investigation into the plan.
Adams proposed the new policy in early February, arguing that programs that allow undocumented immigrants to feed themselves could save the city millions of dollars in often wasted food dollars. .
The mayor estimates that the introduction of prepaid cards will cost the city $53 million, with immigrants spending $35 a day or $1,000 a month in exchange for ready-made meals provided by the city. You will be able to buy food that you prepare yourself. .
But one part of the program that has raised eyebrows is the no-bid contract Adams signed to launch the program.
City Councilmember Gail Brewer, according to WLNY-TV. blown up “I think we should bid to see who can do the best job at the best cost for the taxpayers,” the mayor said, urging bids on the contract.
BREAKING: City Council calls for investigation into Mayor Adams’ plan to give $10,000 debit cards to illegal aliens.
The $53 million deal will give Mobility Capital Finance, a company touted by New York’s mayor as “minority-owned,” a hefty fee for services such as:
– $125,000 one-time setup… pic.twitter.com/nUnjc2i5Y0
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Brewer called on the City Council to launch an investigation into the mayor’s plan to target 500 households as a test case.
“We don’t know exactly how it’s going to work. If you look at the release, you can see that it’s going to cover things like diapers and baby products and food, but it’s important to note that that’s actually going to be covered. We need to,” Brewer said.
Adams said it was attractive because debit card company Mobility Capital Finance is a minority shareholder.
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“WMBs, women- and minority-owned businesses, have historically been shut out…so I know I’m standing in the way of what people traditionally want us to do,” Adams said. He spoke about the company.
Mr. Adams also claimed he had no personal relationship with Mobility Capital Finance’s principles, quipping, “We don’t hang out together in the Hamptons or go to baseball games together.”
Meanwhile, as Breitbart News reported, a whopping 56 percent of New Yorkers live near the poverty line, a number that has skyrocketed since 2021.
The number of New Yorkers living in poverty will increase by 500,000 from 2021 to 2022, the largest increase in poverty since data first began being tracked 12 years ago.
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