New York City Suffers Due to Influx of Undocumented Migrants
Food waste and lack of housing for the homeless are just two of the problems
Taxpayers in New York City are paying a lot for the undocumented who now call it home. Because the influx overwhelmed shelters, the city paid hotels to house them.
One such place is a four star hotel in Manhattan that costs $500 a room. Since the hotel’s over 1,300 rooms are now dedicated to migrants, this costs NYC tax payers $650,000 a day just for the rooms, but food is also provided.
The hotel gives the illegals sandwiches, bagels, microwaveable meals, fresh fruit, juice, peanuts, soda, and bottled water. Meanwhile many New Yorkers suffer food insecurity. This includes the homeless, the working poor, and the elderly.
Unfortunately, every day, about a ton of food is put into trash bags by the hotel and thrown out because the migrants refuse to eat it. I think it’s horrible to throw out meals when there are so many hungry people. Why not collect it and distribute it to those in need?
Hotel employee Felipe Rodriguez agrees. He said it was a crime to throw out so much food.
Rodriquez has not only documented the food waste, but also has taken pictures showing hov the immigrants have trashed…
