FEMA is bringing Puerto Ricans to NY and Florida (low income, crimes)

[FS22]

[cheyenne2134]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

Not true. Illegal immigrants afford NYC, and so do transplants. Move in with lots of roommates. Or they may have family in NYC who can host them.

Yea good luck with that now with greedy landlords.

Family I understand but this is a case of the fema trying to make a deal with the city for housing and aid. The Puerto Ricans I know with family in the city already came up here before the hurricane.

[pierrepont7731]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

Upstate cities are losing population because there is no work and no industry in those areas anymore. If you settle people there, you are just increasing the unemployment rate and welfare rolls, and as a result, crime, too.

Well, I suppose a few of the new residents may open bodegas to sell processed sugar/fat to their neighbors in exchange for EBT bucks... Sounds like a great system.

Just what we need. More obese NYC residents.

[louie0406]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

Not true. Illegal immigrants afford NYC, and so do transplants. Move in with lots of roommates. Or they may have family in NYC who can host them.

If you have to live with multiple roommates or family, then you cant afford to live in NYC.

[FS22]

Originally Posted by pierrepont7731

Just what we need. More obese NYC residents.

Yeah NYC needs more health promoting bodega food and more overpriced "gourmet deli"

[LGR_NYR]

Originally Posted by Crashj007

Puerto Ricans by definition are not refugees. They are US citizens who choose to relocate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee

deBalsio said he doesn't want them here.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

Upstate cities are losing population because there is no work and no industry in those areas anymore. If you settle people there, you are just increasing the unemployment rate and welfare rolls, and as a result, crime, too.

Well, I suppose a few of the new residents may open bodegas to sell processed sugar/fat to their neighbors in exchange for EBT bucks... Sounds like a great system.

Crime outside of a one year spike in homicides has actually gone down in pretty much every other category some Upstate cities that get refugees.

As a general statement, yes I know that Puerto Ricans are citizens. My point is more about resettlement, which has occurred in some cities further north in the state: Refugees weaving into upstate N.Y.'s changing economy | Innovation Trail

Also, there are also PR communities already established in many cities Upstate and may be places where PR’s may resettle in the state. Cities like Albany, Schenectady(has pretty big Guyanese population), Troy, Watertown and Rochester are cities and/or metros that have had recent growth are some places that could see some resettlement.

[Cida]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn...ort/index.html

They are negotiating agreements with both states.

Stupid. They should take them to smaller towns.

[FS22]

Originally Posted by LGR_NYR

deBalsio said he doesn't want them here.

Id go so far to say Nobody wants them here.

[ckhthankgod]

On the other hand, why aren’t states like VA, NC, SC, GA and TN considered? I say this given their economies.