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Dude, I explicitly addressed that one comment ago: " So, although there are certainly some socioeconomic difference between the overstay rates {I meant groups], you are seem to be overstating them." The fact is, you have no idea how big the difference is. Moreover, you have not said why that even matters.
My theory is that you don't understand what is going on. First, here is what he has actually said
Not exactly anti-illegal immigrant sentiment. And, frankly, if you knew anything, you would know it would be political suicide for the mayor of NYC to even hint that he does not want illegal immigrants. Moreover, it is not a "few buses"; from the same article: "One out of five beds in New York City's homeless shelter system is now occupied by a migrant, and the sudden influx has swelled its population to record levels. The city has opened 42 new, temporary shelters, mostly in hotels, but Adams said more would need to be done." And of course there is the previously mentioned $1 billiion cost. As I noted, that is hardly insurmountable, But it comes at a time when the post-COVID economic recovery in NYC is lagging that of the rest of the country, probably because tourism is still down., and so the goyt faces a potential $10 billion deficit. And, of course, Adams's approval rating is low. He certainly does not want to have to push for higher taxes. So, you know, you might want to consider that the statements of Adams, a politician, is less evidence of the silly idea that "liberals are the real racists" and more evidence that he is acting in his self-interest.
Finally, as I mentioned before, if you think that there are not large numbers of NYC residents who entered the US illegally, you really don't know enough to comment. Perhaps you need to visit and look around.
BTW, the city estimated that, in 2017, median annual income for all illegal immigrants was $25,300. So either there is little difference between border crossers and overstayers, or border crossers make up a good half or more of NYC illegal immigrants. Both cannot be true if the median income is that low.
And, I did not say that the city has millions of illegal immigrants; the population of NYC is only a bit under 8.5 million, after all. Show me where I said that. I didn't.
I'm not sure why you think it is ok to repeatedly lie about what others say or do not say.
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