New York City Tells Migrants ‘You Are Better Off’ Somewhere Else
- City to distribute fliers at the southern border, shelters
- Flyers warn the city will not assist with work authorization
Newly arrived asylum seekers wait at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesNew York City is planning to distribute flyers to migrants in shelters and at the US southern border that say the city’s resources “have been exhausted” and they won’t get any help finding work, officials said Wednesday.
The one-page flyer, printed in both English and Spanish, warns asylum seekers that “you will not be placed in a hotel,” and that “NYC is one of the most expensive cities in the world; you are better off going to a more affordable city.” The flyer also declares “NYC cannot help you obtain a work permit, and you will not be able to easily find work.”