Do you think this is a good move to keep the whole system from collapsing?

[YesterdaysChild]

The Democratic mayor of the largest city in the United States has recently changed his tune on welcoming migrants to his city. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, issued a directive in July that will only allow single adult migrants to stay housed in city-run shelters for 60 days.

New York City, which has a population of almost 8.5 million, is the only major city in the United States with a right-to-shelter law, which states the city has an obligation to house anyone who needs a place to sleep. Approximately 55,000 migrants are housed in New York City shelters, and they make up over half the current shelter population. The average length of time a single, adult migrant stays in New York City shelters is currently 509 days.

Mayor Adams instructed his administration to share the news that New York City shelters are “beyond capacity” and to emphasize that the cost of living in NYC is one of the highest in the nation. Posters bearing this information have been hung up throughout the city and shared on social media in both Spanish and English.

According to the new directive from the mayor’s office, the length of time a migrant without children can stay in New York City shelters will be limited to 60 days before the person is kicked out and given “intensive” case management services. Adams has filed a request in state court to eliminate the city’s “right to shelter” guarantee for adult migrants without children due to the lack of resources available.

Adams has been critical of President Joe Biden, who has encouraged migration to sanctuary cities, but has not allocated federal funding to help support the large groups of migrants that have arrived.

The city has been forced to open over 150 additional emergency shelters to deal with the influx of migrants in recent years. Mayor Adams says the move to limit the length of time migrants can stay in city shelters is to prevent the entire system from collapsing.

[Anonymous]

Look you are either responsible for them or you aren't, there's no timer on it.

If they are illegals then they should be in the process of being removed from the country.

If they are migrants then why have you given them a green card or whatever you call it when they aren't able to provide for themselves?

The only people who you should be potentially housing indefinitely who may not be able to provide for themselves are asylum seekers, though I personally think that is fit for purpose anymore, it is an important rule and I agree with the spirit of it but it is just being abused by people who are trying to bypass the normal channels and or we would be better able to help these people by spending money where they are coming from than spending it here because it goes further and ideally addresses the root cause.

[Opinion Owner]

don't think it is fit for purpose*

[Fromdusktilldawn]

here in Europe we seriously need to get control on these immigrants, thanks to wanna-be-saviour politicians, like from Germany, we now have to deal with troubling people

[exitseven]

How will they know when it gas been 60 days? The illegals will just make up another fake name and start the clock all over again

[Daniela1982]

Some people just have to resort to name calling. I'm going to start blocking those.

[Daniela1982]

And yes, I think it is an economical policy that is needed, even though NYC is a refuge city. Funny how they change their views so fast.

[AngryCarl2]

It sounds more like abandoning the system if there even is one.

[Astarlessnightsky]

So you want thousands of homeless people?