New York City has received more than 150,000 migrants since April of last yeara spokesperson for the mayor, Eric Adams, confirmed to EFE.
The wave, mostly Venezuelans (although in recent months many young people have arrived from Africa) has been constant, with 2,000 and up to 3,000 people arriving in a single week.
The Big Apple is currently caring for 67,600 of the migrantsto those who provide shelter, meals and other services.
According to the mayor, The situation has caused a fiscal crisis that will lead it to spend $12,000 million from the treasury by 2025so he has ordered to cut expenses.
In total, according to data from the Mayor’s Office, The city cares for more than 122,500 people, including newcomers and homeless New Yorkers.since a 42-year-old court order obliges New York to provide shelter to anyone who requests it.
This led the city to have to rent hotels as shelters, set up tents and locate them in other places. In total, according to the mayor’s spokesperson, authorities have 214 places to house migrants, including 18 humanitarian aid centers.
The first groups of people arrived from Texas, sent by Republican Governor Greg Abbottto Democratic states in response to the immigration policy of the Administration of US President Joe Biden.
The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis also joined Abbott’s initiative.
Many other migrants have arrived on their own, which is attributed to the court’s right to shelter orderwhich the mayor has asked to be rescinded while the fiscal crisis continues, which is currently being disputed in federal court.
Adams and the governor of the state of New York, Democrat Kathy Hochul, have asked Biden for economic help to confront the city’s fiscal crisiswhich has not happened so far.
The mayor has asked municipal agencies to submit a spending cutting planwhich has been widely criticized by activists.
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