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NEW YORK RULE CHANGE MAKES THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CASH PAYMENTS


AS MANY AS 17,000 MIGRANTS COULD BE RECEIVING THE PAYMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY

By Michael Lee Fox News
Published February 19, 2024 4:00am EST
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The state of New York has been giving cash payments to thousands of migrants who
typically would not qualify for the state's welfare program.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration quietly changed the
state's "Safety Net Assistance" program eligibility rules in May to allow
non-citizens who have pending applications for asylum to receive benefits,
making thousands of migrants eligible for the payments, according to a report
from the New York Post and confirmed by Fox News Digital.

The move was made through the state's Office of Temporary and Disability
Assistance, which sent a message to social services agencies in the state, the
report notes, though the agency would not say how many migrants are currently
receiving payments.

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INFLUX OF ILLEGAL CHINESE MIGRANTS THREATENS US TERRITORY, ISLAND MUST SHOW
'STRENGTH OF THE NATION'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Reached for comment by Fox News Digital, an OTDA spokesperson said just a "small
portion" of the $4.3 billion the governor set aside for the migrant crisis has
been used for the payments, estimating that about 90% of the current migrant
population in the state would not be eligible for the benefits under the new
rules.

"At the request of New York City, OTDA made a technical update to allow a small
percentage of migrants to receive certain additional support in compliance with
state and federal law," the spokesperson said.

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But the report notes that over 173,000 migrants have made their way to New York
City alone since 2022, meaning that if 10% of them were receiving payments it
would amount to about 17,000 recipients in the city alone.

Asylum seekers line up in front of the historic Roosevelt Hotel, converted into
a city-run shelter for newly arrived migrant families, in New York City, on
Sept. 27, 2023. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

MAYORS WANT WORK PERMITS EXTENDED TO KEEP MIGRANTS EMPLOYED, RECEIVE NEW ASYLUM
SEEKERS

Migrants only qualify for the payments if they completed their paperwork to
apply for asylum status and can only use the checks, which total hundreds of
dollars per month, to pay for rent, utilities, clothing or other necessities,
according to the report.

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Michael Kracker, the chairman of the Eire County Republican Committee, told Fox
News Digital the payments are "deeply offensive to hard-working New Yorkers,
many who are struggling."

Kracker pointed out that some of those who are struggling are homeless veterans,
who, he argued, "are looking for help from their state."

"Their state is choosing instead to provide assistance to these individuals,
many of whom are ultimately going to be found to be in this country illegal,"
Kracker said.

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The revelations of the payments were slammed by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y.,
who argued they served as "another way to attract migrants" to New York while
lower- and middle-class natives of the city struggle to make ends meet.

"You have people from all over the world coming to New York to take advantage of
all these left-wing programs the governor, the mayor are implementing, while at
the same time, they’re clobbering taxpayers over the head," Malliotakis told the
New York Post.

Single migrant men, mostly from West Africa, congregate in Tompkins Square Park
as volunteers give away food and clothing, Jan. 27, 2024, in the East Village
neighborhood of New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The policy was also criticized by Democratic City Councilman Robert Holden, who
said the "endless handouts to the entire world are a slap in the face to every
citizen who has contributed to and sacrificed for this country."

Lora Ries, the director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The
Heritage Foundation, echoed a similar sentiment, telling Fox News Digital that
New York leaders "should be choosing U.S. citizens every time over illegal
aliens when it comes to distributing limited resources."

"Requesting faster work permits, and providing pre-paid credit cards and welfare
benefits only encourages more illegal immigration," Ries said. "Then, the
billions they have set aside will be quickly drained, they will need to spend
more taxpayer money, and this cycle becomes a fiscal bottomless pit."

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But the OTDA said that only people in the country legally would be eligible for
benefits.

"To be clear: no one here illegally is eligible for these benefits," the
spokesperson told Fox News Digital.



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