The American taxpayer, that beleaguered engine of state largesse, has been fleeced again. This time, the Biden administration’s open-handed approach to immigration, fueled by federal dollars, turned cities like New York into magnets for migrants, with Gotham alone burning through $170 million to house them in crime-plagued hotels like the Row NYC.
Under the banner of compassion, the Biden administration funneled billions in taxpayer funds to incentivize a migrant surge, effectively turning border towns and urban hubs into waystations for an influx of newcomers. New York City, ever eager to signal its progressive virtue, took the bait, transforming hotels like “The Row, NYC” into migrant shelters. The cost for that one shelter? That staggering $170 million mentioned above, siphoned from the pockets of working Americans to prop up a system that turned a blind eye to the crime and chaos spilling from these facilities. Residents near the Row reported rampant violence—stabbings, assaults, and open drug use—while city officials patted themselves on the back for “humanitarianism.”