“Humanitarian crisis”, “migrant crisis”, “financial crisis”. According to the country’s political leaders and media, New York City finds itself in a dramatic situation, following an unprecedented wave of migrants. Since spring 2022, the metropolis has welcomed some 110,000 destitute migrants for a population of 9 million inhabitants. It currently receives 10,000 people per month, and the flow does not seem to be drying up.
To understand the scale of this challenge, we can compare the situation to the migratory wave of 2015 which affected European countries known to be generous such as Germany and Sweden.
The proportions are about the same, and like the governments involved at the time, New York City is actually looking to provide them with assistance. There is no question of sending back migrants, or allowing illegal camps to set up, like in Paris.
In accordance with generous New York legislation, the city must provide any migrant who requests it, and whatever their status, with “shelter”, namely a bed and a roof, food, care, but also a place in schools for his children. No such legal obligation exists in any of the other large American cities, such as Los Angeles, San Diego or Chicago, where many migrants are also concentrated.
82% of residents think that immigration poses “a serious problem”
However, there is no more room in New York! The emergency accommodation centers, which were already loaded before this migration crisis, are all full. After setting up a reception center in a large hotel open 24 hours a day, the s
2023-09-19 07:22:00
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