New Yorkers seethe as city begins handout of taxpayer-funded debit cards to 460 migrants: ‘Maybe Trump is the answer!’
March 27, 2024 | Frieda Powers
New York City officials are defending a pilot program launched this week that will hand thousands of taxpayer dollars to illegal migrants in preloaded debit cards.
The controversial $53 million plan is moving ahead despite the outcry from residents and others who are criticizing the prioritizing of the needs of migrants over those of New York City residents.
“We can take a look at it after six weeks and see what’s working and what’s not,” Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom said at a press conference Tuesday as cards began to be handed out at the city’s Roosevelt Hotel shelter on Monday.
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