New York City leaders from both parties slammed a move by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to distribute another tranche of thousands of prepaid debit cards to migrant families.
While Adams’ office claimed at its February inception the program would save the city as much as $7.2 million per year, some city lawmakers decried the latest allocation of 7,300 cards as a signal for more border-crossers to come.
Councilman Robert Holden, a Democrat from Glendale, Queens, said the “gravy train for migrants has to stop.”
“Giving out free housing, food, and legal aid while protecting them from federal authorities is unsustainable and only makes the crisis worse. This madness needs to end now.”
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Councilman Robert Holden speaks during a Veterans Day breakfast. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)
Holden’s borough hosts 70 migrant shelters, the most in the city, according to a New York Post analysis released Sunday.
Of the city’s zip codes, 10036 in Midtown Manhattan – which includes Fox News’ headquarters – has eight shelters alone within its dense two-fifths of a square mile.
A representative for Democratic Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who represents that neighborhood, declined comment.
The top Republican on council, Joe Borelli of Staten Island, said sanctuary city proponents may finally be realizing the consequences of their actions.
“I think Democrats are finding out the hard way that American cities just can’t be the world’s refugee camp,” Borelli said.
“We’re approaching Year Three of the migrant crisis in New York and the argument for these…
