Everything You Need To Know About the Migrant Crisis in New York!

Up till September 10, approximately 113,000 migrants or more had reached New York City. This situation worried officials as migrants from all across the globe have reached New York City. The frequency is so much that sometimes these migrants arrive by hundreds in a week. The city has a legal obligation to provide beds to anyone who asks for it, and many of the migrants have asked for this to their benefit. The homeless shelter population of New York City hit a record in the last fall, and ever since then, the situation has only worsened.

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How worse is the situation?

Many call it a humanitarian crisis, the Mayor Eric Adams did. According to Mayor Adams, this crisis is going to cost New York City approximately $12 billion over three years. He declared a situation of emergency in the fall. 

The federal government has been asked by the mayor a lot for more funds. He has also demanded expedited work authorizations for migrants, as this way they could become more self-sufficient. However, in a statement, he said that President Joe Biden has "failed" the New York City by not doing more.

At a recent news conference, Mr. Adams expressed by saying, “While New York City will continue to lead, it’s time the state and federal government step up.”

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Why are people in huge amounts coming to New York City at present?

Last year, many migrants who came to the city were actually from Venezuela, a country with a population of 29 million. These people stepped in via the southern border. Approximately seven million refugees and migrants left Venezuela as of February.

Economists say that the economic decline has been extremely drastic, probably the most the country has ever seen. An authoritarian socialist government has destroyed the country's finances. In recent months, many people from the country have come to the United States, thus in New York.

Approximately 100 people from Venezuela have been apprehended on an annual basis at the US border between the years 2015 and 2018. Also, approximately 150,000 or more were apprehended between the time frame of October 2021 to the end of August 2022.

Not to miss, a huge number of migrants also hail from African countries.

The migrants cross the southern border and then, with the help of officials in Texas, come to New York. Thousands have been sent by Gov. Greg Abbott in a campaign to provoke outrage and compel the government to make border security stiffer. However, only a tiny fraction of people sent by Gov. Greg Abbott have arrived. Many new migrants have also been sent by El Paso. Other than that, some migrants have also come to New York of their own choice.

Reaction of the city

In the month of March, the NY City declared the establishment of a 24-hour center in order to welcome migrants. It also declared the creation of a new agency that would aid in coordinating the arrival of asylum seekers. However, there is no denial in the fact that the shelter system has now been strained.

According to the deputy mayor for health and human services, Anne Williams-Isom, about 59,900 migrants or more were residing in city homeless shelters as of September. Across the city, a total of 112,800 people were residing in homeless shelters.

Therefore, numerous locations have been proposed by the city as areas of emergency housing for migrants.

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