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By: Mario Mancini
New York City is grappling with an overwhelming influx of illegals, and in response, dozens of houses of worship across the five boroughs will open their doors to provide shelter to migrants starting next month. Adams also suggested New Yorkers take illegals into their private homes as the situation reaches insane proportions.
On Monday, while announcing that the city will begin housing about 1,000 border crossers and illegal aliens in 50 churches and faith-based shelters, Adams suggested that he eventually hopes the city will pay New Yorkers to house migrants in their homes, Breitbart reported.
“It is my vision to take the next step to this faith-based locales and then move to private residences,” Adams said:
There are residents who are suffering right now because of economic challenges; they have spare rooms, they have locales, and if we can find a way…we can take that $4.2 billion, $4.3 billion maybe, now, that we potentially have to spend, and we can put it back into the pockets of everyday New Yorkers, everyday houses of worship instead of putting it in the pockets of corporations. [Emphasis added]
Adams said illegal immigration to New York City, which costs New Yorkers about $5 million every day, “is not sustainable,” but instead of stopping the inflow, he suggested again that the federal government more quickly provide work permits to border crossers and illegal aliens.
“I don’t want anyone to believe that this is sustainable. We need work permits; we need a decompression strategy; we need real immigration reform,” Adams said.
Adams expressed pride in the collaboration, highlighting that it will not only expand the city’s available bed space by almost 1,000, but also foster connections between asylum seekers and local communities. Under the plan, the city will compensate the places of worship approximately $125 per night for each migrant accommodated.
To ensure the continuous provision of regular services to New Yorkers, the city will establish five daytime centers that will offer support and assistance to migrants during the day. This initiative is part of a two-year partnership with the New York Disaster Interfaith Services.
New York City currently faces the challenge of housing 45,900 asylum seekers in 157 emergency sites established throughout the five boroughs. In the past week alone, approximately 2,200 migrants sought shelter in the city’s facilities. Mayor Adams highlighted the financial strain on the city, with over $1.2 billion already spent while receiving less than $40 million from the federal government to offset the costs.
The decision to utilize houses of worship for temporary shelter comes after the mayor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships previously reached out to religious leaders for assistance in clothing the asylum seekers residing in the city’s migrant shelters. Pastor Gil Monrose, the executive director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, expressed gratitude for the faith leaders’ willingness to open their doors and provide both physical space and community support for asylum seekers.
Additionally, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has granted approval for the use of a warehouse at John F. Kennedy International Airport to shelter migrants. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sought permission from the FAA to repurpose an old postal warehouse, with the FAA affirming that the necessary security and safety measures were in place.
