Migrants in NYC
February 10, 2023
According to nytimes.com, Governors of Republican-led states have been sending migrants to Washington D.C., Chicago, and New York City frequently by bus. New York has received close to 44,000 asylum seekers with 12,000 new arrivals during the past month alone. New York has welcomed the migrants, yet the city is unprepared to handle the influx of people. The shelters in the city are already burdened with people and the increase in migrants has caused a severe housing emergency. When Eric Adams first became mayor of New York City, there were roughly 45,000 people in the shelter system, which has now increased by 71 percent totaling 77,000 people. Actual shelter space for migrant arrivals is sparse, resulting in the use of hotels as relief centers.
Specific content can be found here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/nyregion/migrant-crisis-nyc.html