New York City has begun doling out prepaid debit cards for illegal migrants as part of a program to feed the massive influx of foreigners coming into the Big Apple.
Mayor Eric Adams’ office said that the first batch of debit cards, which are apparently intended to be used by illegal immigrants to buy food and infant necessities, were distributed to a handful of migrant families in the city on Monday.
Despite public uproar, the endeavor is part of a $53 million pilot program to provide prepaid credit cards to migrant families staying in hotels.
The initiative, which the mayor’s office said would pay up to $350 per week to migrant families of four with two children under five until the end of their stay, started on Monday with a small number of families and will grow to around 115 families, or about 460 individuals, over the following week.
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