Sanctuary Cities Crack Down On Shelter Programs After Rolling Out Red Carpet For Illegal Migrants
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JASON HOPKINS IMMIGRATION REPORTER
July 04, 2024 7:56 PM ET
Democrat mayors who initially advertised their cities as welcoming sanctuaries for illegal migrants have scrambled to scale back key shelter programs as they grapple with mounting costs and community backlash.
New York City, Chicago and Denver — all self-declared “sanctuary” jurisdictions for foreign nationals living illegally in the U.S. — have moved forward with policy shifts for their migrant shelters in recent months, as their local governments grapple with the financial impact of mass illegal migration. Altogether, their taxpayers have shelled out well over $1 billion to house and feed hundreds of thousands of migrants in the past several years, a review of their spending shows.
“Never in my life have I had a problem that I didn’t see an ending to. I don’t see an ending to this,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a September 2023 town hall, bemoaning how the Big Apple was receiving up to “10,00 migrants a month” at the time.
“This issue will destroy New York City,” he continued. “Every community in this city is going to be impacted.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/04/s...rant-shelters/
