NYC -
Alien invaders receive
additional financial
and food support:
https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/metro...id-credit-cards-to-migrant-families-for-food/ -
Craig McCarthy, New York Post:
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will soon start handing out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families being put up in Big Apple hotels ...
The $53 million pilot program, run by the New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance, will provide asylum seekers arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel with the city cash to help them buy food ...
It’ll start with a group of 500 migrant families in short-term hotel stays and will replace the current food service offered there ...
The cards can only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores — and migrants must sign an affidavit swearing they will only spend the funds on food and baby supplies or they will be kicked out of the program.
The Immediate Response Card initiative appears akin to the state’s food stamp program, dubbed SNAP, which provides lower-income New Yorkers with a credit card to cover the cost of meals, and will provide funds based on the same scale.
The amount on each card will vary depending on the size of the family and whether any income is coming in ... [cont.]
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