By: Donny Simcha Guttman

In recent months, New York City has continued to accept illegal aliens as a result of the “right to shelter” law. The law requires the NYC government to provide anyone who needs housing with a place to stay. Illegal aliens have been placed in different “tent cities” throughout New York City including Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. As a result of a spike in crime, including a gun crime as reported in the NY Post recently, politicians and activists gathered to protest outside the Field. Fed-up residents including Brenda Lee of Marine Park told the Post, “Illegals are being prioritized over New Yorkers and many, many New Yorkers feel that this crisis is just not debatable and there’s no end in sight. We need to speak up about exactly what, you know, where this is gonna go and where, how is it going to end? Is it gonna end?”

As a result of these “tent cities” for illegals, local resources of the community have gotten redirected to those that violate US Immigration Law, instead of taxpayers like Lee. In response to the outrage, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) told protesters at a recent rally, “There are other places now that the migrants from that base camp can go. We need to be able to go to our national park and enjoy it. That was taken from us. It’s been taken from us this summer and it must not be renewed.” City councilman Jaime Williams (R- Brooklyn), who also spoke at the rally said, “Today we’re saying ‘no more.’ It’s time that we take our community back, our city back, our state back. But let this be known that we are sending a very clear message to those individuals that are acting like thugs that we need our borders closed.”

The Post recently reported on domestic assaults, assault arrests, including a gun bust that police conducted on the site. On top of illegals breaking the law the moment they enter the country, these privileged criminals continue to break the law within the confines of housing paid by taxpayers. Besides the outpouring of crime that has resulted in these government-paid housing areas, dangerous weather throughout winter and the summer has caused the area to be evacuated multiple times. As former Republican mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa told protesters, “This isn’t about politics. It’s about what’s right and wrong. This rally says we support immigration – legal immigration. It’s not safe for the migrants. It’s a flood plain and it’s horrible for the neighborhood and the quality of life. We’re going to keep the pressure on until we close Floyd Bennett Field.” These crimes are on top of the recent murders by illegal aliens of Laken Riley and 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.

The issue of illegal immigration continues to overflow America ever since President Joe Biden’s repeal of many Trump-era immigration policies, including Title 42, Remain in Mexico, etc. Illegal immigration rates at the border continue to skyrocket as a result of the Biden administration’s open embrace of open borders. In recent months, Biden and Democrats have proposed shutting down the border once there are 5,000 illegal encounters at the border.