Immigration
Posted by Charlie Kirk Staff - 6.05.23

NYC Eric Adams Suggests Housing Illegals in Churches, PRIVATE RESIDENCES

NYC Eric Adams Suggests Housing Illegals in Churches, PRIVATE RESIDENCES

Immigration
Posted by Charlie Kirk Staff - 6.05.23

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called on his city’s residents to embrace the influx of tens of thousands of illegal aliens arriving in the city due to the results of Biden’s border crisis, suggesting the possibility of compensating homeowners and landlords who provide housing to them, the New York Post reports.

Adams said that a two-year partnership with New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS) that would allow up to 50 houses of worship or faith-based spaces, like churches, to offer overnight shelter for up to 19 single adult men at each location.

The city plans to place five offsite daytime centers to provide support and programming for asylum seekers during the day, enabling the faith-based spaces to resume their regular activities.

Adams emphasized the critical role played by faith-based organizations (like churches) in addressing the situation of illegals arriving in New York City.

Once fully operational, this program aims to offer housing for up to 1,000 asylum seekers and has the potential to expand further.

The mayor stated that caring for illegal aliens aligns with the principles of various traditions and expressed pride in the city’s faith community’s ability to provide shelter to asylum seekers throughout the five boroughs.

“No matter what faith you practice, caring for those in need is part of every spiritual tradition,” Adams said. “As we continue to tackle this humanitarian crisis, I’m proud that through this new partnership…, New York City’s faith community will be able to provide shelter to asylum seekers in need at houses of worship throughout the five boroughs.”

“It is my vision to take the next step to this faith-based locales and then move to a private residence,” he said. “We can take that $4.2 billion, or $4.3 billion maybe now, that we potentially have to spend, and we can put it back in the pockets of everyday New Yorkers, everyday houses of worship instead of putting it in the pockets of corporations, and some of those corporations come from outside of our city.”

“We should be recycling our own dollars,” Adams added. “We should take this crisis and go to opportunities. That is how we can deal with this.”

Adams even proposed the idea of housing thousands of illegals in private homes and providing compensation to landlords and homeowners for doing so. He said redirecting the substantial funds allocated to address the crisis, which currently amount to approximately $4.2 billion, towards everyday New Yorkers and houses of worship instead of benefiting external corporations.

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