Most of these replies are disingenuous.
The article does not say it’s unsustainable for nyc, a major port of entry, to provide services to take in migrants. You guys are projecting
The article calls for a shift to services which will put migrants on a path to self-sustenance. This is cheaper in the long run than paying for emergency shelters and paying hotels to fulfill this role.
It is also cheaper than paying to put up a camp in Randall’s island, paying to dismantle that, paying to bus everyone to red hook, and paying again to put up a camp there
graveller11 t1_jbl4oln wrote
Reply to NYC comptroller says city’s approach to migrant crisis is financially unsustainable by Grass8989
Most of these replies are disingenuous. The article does not say it’s unsustainable for nyc, a major port of entry, to provide services to take in migrants. You guys are projecting
The article calls for a shift to services which will put migrants on a path to self-sustenance. This is cheaper in the long run than paying for emergency shelters and paying hotels to fulfill this role.
It is also cheaper than paying to put up a camp in Randall’s island, paying to dismantle that, paying to bus everyone to red hook, and paying again to put up a camp there