Mayor of Sanctuary City Complains About Cost
August 10, 2023 | New York
New York Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that his city has been overwhelmed by the illegal immigrant surge, which he said will cost $12 billion over three years and will force him to choose between migrants and the city’s legal residents.
The Democrat said each migrant costs $383 a day to house, feed and provide medical care, and the city has helped nearly 100,000 people since spring — including more than 57,000 migrants using city services right now.
That works out to nearly $300 million a month, and Mr. Adams said he expects the situation to worsen.
“We are past our breaking point,” he said in a dramatic demand for help. “If things do not change, our new estimates have us spending nearly $5 billion on this crisis in the current fiscal year.”
He said the cost next year could be $6 billion. The crisis cost the city $1.4 billion last year. (Excerpt from The Washington Times.)
