The do-good line of the Biden administration in the United States caused an invasion of migrants Without precedents. New York It is among the cities most affected by the wave, with reception centers exhausted and the dramatic increase in the number of homeless people. The mayor dem Eric Adams he often pointed the finger at the White House, calling for economic interventions and concrete contributions rather than the usual chatter. Willing to do anything to reverse the trend, the first red citizen thought about the possibility of offering plane tickets to immigrants to encourage them to change city. In recent months the situation has not improved, yet the administration’s latest idea seems like the classic Elly Schlein project (which we fear could be inspired): a prepaid card for NY immigrants.
According to what was announced by the New York Post, Adams’ administration will soon begin distributing credit cards to migrant families hosted in hotels in the Big Apple. The P$53 million pilot program It will be run by New Jersey firm Mobility Capital Finance and will provide asylum seekers arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel with city cash to help them buy food. The plan initially includes support for 500 families with short-term stays in hotels: the card will replace the current restaurant service offered by the location.
According to the left-wing council’s provisions, prepaid cards can be used in grocery stores, supermarkets and minimarkets. What are the surveillance and/or control systems? Migrants must sign a affidavit (written and sworn declaration, ed.) in which they swear that they will spend the funds only on food and items for children, otherwise they risk expulsion from the program. The Immediate Response Card initiative is similar to the state’s food stamp program, called SNAP, which provides low-income New Yorkers with a credit card to cover the cost of meals and will provide funds on the same scale, but it risks becoming yet another incentive to asylum seekers to choose New York.
The amount on each card will vary depending on the size of the family and possible income, according to the details of the contract. A family of four, for example, could receive nearly $1,000 a month, which equates to $35 a day for food. The cards will be recharged every 28 days. The company Mobility Capital Finance highlighted with the CEO Wole Coaxum that the goal “is to expand access to financial resources for people excluded from the banking system, such as asylum seekers, while at the same time helping the local economy.”
But the audience could soon expand: if the program is successful, the Adams administration will extend it to all migrant families hosted in hotels, which currently number 15,000. “Not only will this give families the ability to purchase fresh food and baby items of their choice, but the pilot program is expected to save New York City more than $600,000 per month, or more than 7.2 million dollars a year,” Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak said, without explaining how. Let’s hope that the Schlein don’t read the news.