It’s not quite as fun to support unfettered illegal immigration and declare yourself a sanctuary city when the fallout actually hits your city and your services are going to get cut to pay for it, eh?
Mayor Adams announces cuts as high as 15% for all NYC agencies amid ballooning migrant costs
Mayor Adams announced Saturday there would be cuts as high as 15% to all city agencies by next spring — including NYPD and health department — in response to the costly migrant crisis, which could further impact the delivery of city services.
The mayor made a surprise speech over the weekend telling New Yorkers that the lack of substantial support from the federal and state government regarding the crisis — at a time when COVID aid is drying up — has forced the city to impose austerity cuts.
“We are in the middle of a humanitarian crisis involving asylum seekers, a crisis that will cost our city $12 billion over three fiscal years,” Adams said. “While our compassion is limitless our resources are not.”
Those cuts, the administration said, intend to “minimize disruption to programs and services, and there will not be layoffs,” according to a press release on the announcement. The current budget stands at $107 billion.
So, if no layoffs, that means something else will bear the burden, which means services to citizens. Residents of Sanctuary City New York thought they were voting for this to happen Somewhere Else. If there’s a 15% cut to the NYPD’s funding, what is cut if not officers and all the admin folks? Cars? Patrols? Weapons and rounds? Bulletproof vests?
And in Sanctuary City Chicago
Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing opposition from local leaders after he asked that “all 50 city council members” find space in their wards to help house “more than 200 migrants” in tents, according to a new report.
But some aldermen are pushing back on Johnson’s plans.
“I’ve looked in my ward. I just don’t have any available space. I have one of the most dense wards in the city,” Alderman Brian Hopkins said, according to ABC7 Chicago.
Alderman David Moore of the 17th Ward called on Chicago to help its own community first.
“I’m a believer in help your people first, help yourselves first, help your community first. Then reach out and help others,” Moore said.
Johnson wants to put up massive, winterized tents all over the city, meaning in the poorer wards. You can bet there won’t be any in the rich areas, like Obama’s rich and toney Hyde Park area. Sure, some alderman support the plan. Probably right up to Johnson putting tents up in their areas.
Residents clash over migrant shelter at Quincy community meeting
Tensions flared Tuesday evening at a community meeting, where more than 500 residents packed into Central Middle School to pepper city and state officials with questions about a recently opened migrant shelter at a local private college.
For more than two hours, people shared their support for migrant families, but also their frustration over not knowing enough about the “Family Welcome Center” located on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College. (snip)
Outside the middle school on Tuesday, colorful signs reading “We WELCOME you!” were propped inches from posters that said “NOT HERE.” (snip)
“Have you ever brought a refugee family to your own home?” Yan He, speaking through a Mandarin translator, asked Augustus.
William Doyle, another resident, called for the state to amend the state’s right-to-shelter law to limit the number of migrants it is required to care for.
“We cannot sustain this many people in our city,” he said, urging residents to call Governor Maura Healey’s office and tell her to “amend this law, otherwise we’re going to kick you out of office!”
Some supported this plan, some do not. Some feel more secure, because there is a ton of security at the school. It’s apparently needed to protect the residents from all these migrants. It’s a shame when Democrats have to live the life they voted for.
“at a time when COVID aid is drying up” = We have been using COVID money as a slush fund since the beginning and are going to miss it. Free money from the federal government to keep the cities afloat.
Do not expect hizzoner to cut waste. He’ll cut where it hurts the most. It’s a democrat tactic that always works. He’ll save every taxpayer funded program to benefit homos, political allies, the MSM, trannies, artists, free shitters, DEI, the arts, Affirmative Action, energy monitoring, wind and solar, race and gender programs, Cloward-Piven development, hugga-druggie programs, food content, porn, bicycles, all green movements, dozens of programs for takers, left wing school curriculum, and the Department of New Taxing Ideas.
Not just democrats. Most city mayors cut fire departments, police and pot hole fixing to save other favorite programs of theirs. Then run for re-election on “fixing potholes and hiring police”.
Correct, Professor, with one tiny adjustment. Most larger and big city mayors have a D after their name, there are a few R’s out there but none come to mind.
During my career as a pothole-patcher, We would be ‘asked’ to work with less and less. The cop shop and firehouse got the same treatment. Then, the mayor, or his/her chosen replacement would run on one of the tried and true themes of “fixing the infrastructure”, “bringing the fire department up to current standards”, or “getting tough on crime”. Then the bond referendum and the graft that goes with it. Never are ‘fluff’ programs cut or reduced.