Officials in New York City have begun giving out prepaid debit cards to migrant families. The effort is part of a reported $53 million pilot program which will provide migrant families of four (with two children under 5) with up to $350 each week. The program will expand to about 115 families over the next week.
Under the pilot program, migrants could receive more money from the city than the state gives to low-income and elderly New Yorkers under the SNAP benefits program and single veterans.
Do you agree it’s fair that needy incoming migrants receive more financial aid than needy American citizens receive?