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    New York City Council Provides Even More Free Services to Illegal Aliens

    JUNE 25, 2014 7:12 PM

    New York City Council Provides Even More Free Services to Illegal Immigrants

    Now they can have residential status and free counsel.

    By Christine Sisto



    The New York City Council will vote Thursday on two plans designed to make undocumented immigrants’ lives a lot easier. Both bills are expected to pass.
    The first would provide municipal identifications cards to all New York residents, including those who are not documented citizens. These cards would allow illegal aliens to sign a lease, and open bank accounts, among other things. Similar local identification cards have been approved in a host of U.S. cities, including New Haven, Connecticut; Asbury Park, New Jersey; San Francisco, Richmond, Oakland, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

    Earlier this month, New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Karim Camara introduced a bill that would grant illegals New York state residence, including the right to vote, drive, and receive Medicaid, among other benefits.

    Peter Markowitz, a professor at Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Lawsaid of the bill, entitled the New York is Home Act, “It’s up to New York to figure out who it’s political community is#…# New York gets to decide who is and who isn’t a New Yorker. The federal government may not interfere.”


    Also Thursday, the Big Apple will vote on expansion of the Family Unity Program, a city council-funded enterprise that provides free lawyers to illegal immigrants facing deportation. Expanding the program will cost taxpayers $4.9 million.


    The Family Unity Program has handled the cases of 190 detainees, almost half of whom were released or have a legal case that could lead to release.

    Other cities, including Chicago and Boston, are considering implementing similar programs. Advocates of the program say it aims to provide all illegal immigrants in New York State attorneys free of charge. This would come of a taxpayer price tag of about $7.4 million.


    According to NBC News, if an initiative like Family Unity Program were established on a national level, it would cost $200 million and could save the federal government $175 million in detention costs.


    The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated in 2006 that illegal immigrants cost New York taxpayers more than $5.1 billion per year for education, medical care and incarceration.


    F.A.I.R. broke that figure out as: $4.3 billion per year in education spending, $690 million a year in unreimbursed medical expenditures, and $165 million for jails and prisons. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates illegals in New York State pay about $900 million in taxes.


    The New York Times
    lauded the bills, saying that they would “further cement New York’s reputation as one of the most accommodating places in the world for immigrants.” I am from New York and I have always been proud that my home state, and city, is one of the most accommodating places in the world for immigrants. Legal immigrants. Unfortunately, the City Council seems to have a desire for New York to be a haven for lawbreakers. And then they wonder why New York is experiencing an exodus.

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    New York City Council Divvies Up $50 Million in Discretionary Funds

    Wall Street Journal - ‎Jun 24, 2014‎
    The New York City Council plans Wednesday to approve $50 million in discretionary funds to hundreds of community groups, defying Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for abolishing this type of government funding that some critics describe as "pork." For the first time, each council member generally received the same amount of money ...
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    1. New York City Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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      The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council ...
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    None of these services are "Free". Someone is footing the bill, usually against their will and it can make the average taxpayer despise the illegals and never accept or assimilate them. Socialist politicians are riding roughshod.
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    Council approves municipal ID cards

    Citywide program to begin in 2015; may come with some major benefits

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    The municipal ID card program was passed by the Council 43 to 3, with two abstentions. Supporters of the bill say the initiative will serve all New Yorkers, not just illegal aliens, but critics argue the program could act as a database for immigrant information.

    Posted: Thursday, July 3, 2014 10:30 am | Updated: 11:37 am, Thu Jul 3, 2014.
    by Tess McRae, Associate Editor

    The City Council approved municipal identification legislation last Thursday. It will be the largest program of its kind in the United States.

    The bill’s goal is to expand access to city services for all residents, but most notably the estimated 500,000 undocumented immigrants here.

    “When someone gets stopped for a minor infraction or part of protocol, we want to be able to give someone the opportunity to provide identification,” Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), author of the bill, said.


    For undocumented individuals, getting stopped can mean being brought to the precinct since they cannot provide officers with a proper ID. The municipal card program would reduce the number of nonthreatening immigrants taken into custody.


    Anyone who can provide proof of identity and city residence can obtain the card. Acceptable proof of residence includes a cable bill, driver’s license or apartment lease.


    Proof of identity includes a photo ID from another country, passport or foreign driver’s license.


    Similar plans have been put in place in other cities, including New Haven, Conn. and Los Angeles.


    While most of the focus has been placed on illegal immigrants, councilmembers, including Dromm, emphasize the cards are for all residents of New York, a city where a majority of people do not have a driver’s license.


    The city is looking to attach a number of perks to encourage people to join the program. These benefits could include using the card in place of a MetroCard or for CitiBike, as well as discounts at various cultural institutions.


    In addition, the cards may benefit other groups as well, including homeless New Yorkers, sex workers and transgender residents. Unlike a driver’s license, the card would allow residents to self-identify by gender.


    As it stands now, city law forbids transgender residents from changing the sex on their birth certificate without proof of transitional surgery.


    Still, there are a few councilmembers who worry the program will ultimately create a “database” of undocumented residents.


    Councilman Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn) said the program could backfire but ultimately voted in favor of the bill.


    Dromm said the concerns raised could not be further from the truth.


    “People who say that are wrong because every New Yorker can get it,” he said. “We want it to be for the average New York resident, which is why we’re looking to attach some perks and discounts, maybe even make it act as a library card. We want to make sure people know this is for everyone, not just immigrants.”


    The city allocated $8.4 million in the fiscal year 2015 budget to implement the program, which is set to roll out in January. After the card’s inaugural year, it is expected to cost $5.6 million annually.


    Moving forward, Dromm said the Council will work with the NYPD to ensure all safety concerns are addressed. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) added lawmakers are in talks with several large banks to discuss the possibility of attaching a debit system to the card and with consulates to hammer out proof of identity issues.

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