New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently revealed the staggering number of undocumented immigrants currently residing in the city under governmental care.
He emphasized that the escalating influx and the conditions in which these individuals are living are unsustainable.
During a press conference, Mayor Adams disclosed that approximately 127,000 undocumented immigrants have been processed through the New York system since the previous spring. The city is currently responsible for 118,000 individuals, with over 64,000 identified as migrants.
The mayor highlighted the accelerating rate at which these immigrants are arriving, with weekly totals surging from 2,400 to nearly 4,000. "Every day the team is just really pulling off miracles, housing, making sure that we do and provide the basic services so we don't have long lines," Adams stated.
Mayor Adams expressed his concern about the city's capacity to accommodate the increasing number of migrants. "I'm happy that my colleagues across the country are joining this chorus that I have been singing that it is not sustainable. And so we are going to do the best we can, but I want to be honest with New Yorkers. You're going to see the visual of running out of room. It's not if, it's when. People are going to be sleeping on our streets," he warned.
In August 2023, Adams famously declared that the city had "no more room" for undocumented immigrants. The following month, he proposed a plan to reduce the city's budget by up to 15% to address the crisis.
The city is grappling with an estimated cost of $12 billion over the next three fiscal years to manage the situation. Despite the financial strain and Adams' assertion that the migrant influx "will destroy New York City," the city remains steadfast in its commitment to being a sanctuary city.
Mayor Adams assured that New York will "continue to use [its] successful model to help [migrants] transition out of the shelter system." He noted that many individuals are "deciding to find their own independent living arrangement or they're staying with family members or moving to other locales where they can stabilize their lives."
Adams also referenced other cities seeking federal assistance, including Chicago, which recently approved a $51 million funding package to provide free housing for undocumented immigrants, as reported by the Daily Wire.
In Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey acknowledged that the state's shelters are at capacity. However, she also announced a series of initiatives for undocumented immigrants, including job skills and "work readiness" programs, aimed at transforming them into legal, working residents.
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