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There are many people besides migrants to blame for city budget cuts

Migrants and the sinister southern governors who have sent some of them north make for effective foils and easy scapegoats politically, but they are not the sole cause of the city’s budget woes.

by Felipe De La Hoz November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

Latest Immigration Stories

Here’s what needs to happen for migrants in NYC to be able to effectively join the workforce

We have a lot to do to bridge the migrants’ current situation and the future of self-sustaining work that everyone agrees they need. Receiving the ability to work doesn’t magically prepare migrants for it or connect them with available jobs.

by Felipe De La Hoz September 28, 2023September 29, 2023

An explainer on New York City’s current migrant situation

The migrant situation in New York City has dominated the news over the summer, culminating in a recent press conference where Mayor Eric Adams claimed “the city we knew, we’re about to lose.” This week we speak with civics reporter Felipe De La Hoz to better understand what’s really going on.

by Felipe De La Hoz September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Mayor’s office says migrants to cost city $12 billion

Mayor Adams and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jacques Jiha made the case that maintaining current trends of arrivals and exits at the city’s shelter systems would cost a combined $12 billion over three years, an eye-watering increase over already significant spending figures.

by Felipe De La Hoz August 11, 2023August 11, 2023

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Unveiling the power of storytelling and identity for refugees

For refugees all over the world, Yeldā Ali is a beacon of hope and empowerment – a Brooklyn-based advocate, author, artist and DJ whose work centers around “identity, safety and storytelling.” Ali leads a life that challenges stereotypes, bridges divides and fosters cultural understanding. Ali’s journey stands as a testament to the resilience of the…

by Curtis Rowser III

The federal Covid-19 public health emergency is over— now what?

Today is the last day of the federal Covid-19 public health emergency. The formal emergency declaration, mind you, not Covid itself — we will probably never be rid of Covid, and the virus is still killing and still mutating. Yet starting tomorrow, the pandemic is officially over in the United States, and with that comes some concrete shifts.…

by Felipe De La Hoz

Adams wants asylum seekers permitted to work ASAP, pushes Biden Administration

Yesterday, Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference in City Hall to call on the federal government to give the city additional funding to deal with asylum seeker arrivals, pointing to dubious projections of billions of dollars in expenditures over the next year. The seriousness of the mayor’s fiscal projections aside, he also called once…

by Felipe De La Hoz

Here’s what you need to know about Mayor Adams’ new blueprint to address the city’s migrant crisis

This week, Mayor Eric Adams put forth a so-called road forward on New York City’s response to asylum seeker arrivals, which among other things would centralize the city’s migrant-related functions under a new Office of Asylum Seeker Operations.

by Felipe De La Hoz

The failures of our immigration system

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was in El Paso, Texas, this weekend, on a sort of bizarre official trip to another city to talk about an issue that’s affecting his own: the arrival of asylum seekers. Adams toured around the border and held a press conference where he bemoaned the fact that some 40,000 migrants have…

by Felipe De La Hoz

In the Bronx, asylum seekers celebrate a Three Kings Day filled with love and hope

At least 2,000 asylum seeker children who recently arrived in New York City enjoyed a day filled with joy at a holiday event organized by mutual aid groups. Many of the volunteers and activists were also themselves immigrants.

by Dashiell Allen

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