Angelica Perez-Delgado, president of the pro-migrant nonprofit Ibero-American Action League, stated, 'Our need right now is to ensure that people in our hotels are not evicted. We need leadership and money from Gov. Hochul right now to fund at least six months of housing and related services.' This highlights the urgent call for state support to protect vulnerable migrants from eviction amid closures of temporary shelters.
Activists expressed their concerns at a protest outside Governor Hochul's office, emphasizing that the migrants represent just a small fraction of the over 223,000 migrants receiving taxpayer aid since 2022, as New York City grapples with a significantly strained shelter system due to increasing migrant numbers.
The New York City Comptroller's Office reported that the city's projected spending to respond to the migrant surge will exceed $12 billion through fiscal 2025, indicating the growing financial burden on the city due to the ongoing migrant crisis and the need for sustainable solutions.
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