Two proposed plans by the State of New York and the City of New York will greatly expand benefits for illegal immigrants in the form of job opportunities and prepaid credit cards.
According to a contract posted on the New York City Department of City Administrative Services website, families with migrant children under the care of the Housing Preservation and Development will receive prepaid credit cards to pay for “food and supplies.”
Think of it similar to migrants receiving a food stamp benefit card, but instead it is a taxpayer subsidized prepaid credit card, free of charge.
The total amount of the contract, which will be administered by Mobility Capital Finance based in Newark, New Jersey: $53 million.
“In case anyone needs me, I’m quitting my 4 jobs, and going to New York. I’m changing my name to Mand-o and I will now be identifying as a migrant,” wrote conservative mom Marinda Vannoy on her X/Twitter account @MarindaVannoy1.
In addition to taxpayers being on the hook for a $53 million prepaid credit card program for migrants, New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to relax civil service laws to make it easier for 4,000 migrants to get New York State government jobs.
In a five page memo dated January 12th, 2024 from the New York State Department of Civil Service, the Hochul administration identified 4,000 “hard to recruit” state jobs they want to give to migrants.
New York State will basically create a bureaucratic “end around” to allow migrants to work in civil service titles, by changing the job description and making some titles “transitional” that don’t require a civil service exam.
“What is a surefire way to worsen New York’s migrant crisis? Take care of illegal migrants for many months at taxpayer expense and then hand them state jobs. That is what passes for a ‘solution’ in one-party rule New York,” posted New York State Senator George Borrello on his official government X/Twitter page @SenatorBorrello.
The vacant civil service positions in New York State government fall into a few job categories including: clerical, engineering support, equipment service and repair, facilities operations, food service, and human services according to their memo.
There was no rationale given on why those positions were deemed to be “hard to recruit.”
“Hochul planning to lower standards for state jobs so illegal aliens can qualify. Some 4,000 government jobs identified for illegal aliens. Odd she's never done this for underemployed, impoverished legal New Yorkers,” wrote Conservative AM radio host and veteran Bob Lonsberry on his X/Twitter page @BobLonsberry.
The N.Y.S. Civil Service Commission approved the migrant measure to give them 4,000 state jobs. It also relaxes previous job requirements like having a high school diploma and being able to speak English.
“Now they’re lowering ‘the barriers to entry’ for migrants to get open state jobs. Why isn’t this same courtesy extended to Upstate New York residents? And why isn’t there an effort to remove barriers for New Yorkers with disabilities?” questioned Congressman Marc Molinaro on his X/Twitter page @marcmolinaro.
“I’m anxious to get this moving quickly, and once they’re approved, we can match people to jobs. They don’t need to be reliant on services any longer, which I think is the objective to not have people supported by taxpayers in our shelters,” said Governor Hochul after her migrant jobs initiative went public.