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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has drawn outrage for claiming that giving each of the tens of thousands of migrants pouring into the Big Apple free legal representation could net billions in economic benefits for New York state.
Lander’s office said in a report that coughing up individual lawyers to rep migrants could prevent roughly 53,000 asylum seekers from being deported across the Empire State — resulting in an estimated net benefit of $8.4 billion for local, state and federal governments.
“Access to work authorization leads to higher wages. The higher earning power generates more tax revenue. Higher personal income also benefits the economy through increased consumer spending,” the report said. “Additionally, gaining lawful status also opens the door to more immigrants opening bank accounts, buying homes, and starting businesses, which all help grow the economy.”
The report, which does not detail the cost of covering legal fees, comes as the city struggles to finance the accommodation of approximately 180,000 migrants who have arrived since the crisis began in the spring of 2022. Mayor Eric Adams has emphasized that the continuous influx of migrants is expected to cost the city around $10 million in the coming years.
Critics swiftly condemned the idea of allocating additional funds to offer legal counsel for migrants, including City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island), who told The Post on Wednesday: “Every couple of weeks, there’s another politician telling us that the migrant crisis is giving us some newfound, economic benefit — and yet all we seem to keep doing is using taxpayer money to pay for services… Both of those things can’t be true.”
Just when you thought he couldn’t act anymore against the interests of NYers. @bradlander folks, circus clown extraordinaire. https://t.co/SERpy7fMrD
— The Great Equalizer (@TheGreatEquali4) March 20, 2024
“New York Is Thriving, There was a pandemic bump in crime, It has actually come down since last year” @bradlander
Brad, please explain a “pandemic bump in crime” and how 180,000 illegal migrants who take billions from tax payers, stimulate the economy…….. https://t.co/RRCrhEEmy1
— John D. Macari Jr. (@JohnDMacari) March 15, 2024
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