NYC Students relocated due to influx of illegal immigrants on first day of classes.
Thousands of Illegal Immigrant Children Overwhelm NYC Schools on First Day
Around 21,000 illegal immigrant children flooded New York City schools for the first day of classes on Thursday, creating a capacity issue at one school and forcing students to be relocated to a different facility.
Students attending Newcomers High School in Long Island City were told to line up outside the building to wait to get inside. Teachers at the school became frustrated and were forced to require some students at Gotham Tech High School — another school that shares a building with Newcomers — to go across the street to another facility, The New York Post reported.
One teacher expressed frustration with the lack of planning by city and school officials in addressing the enrollment of thousands of illegal immigrants in NYC schools.
“It’s a capacity issue,” the teacher told the Post. “They should have worked this out two days ago!”
Education Chancellor David C. Banks, however, welcomed the illegal immigrant children into schools with open arms.
“We are welcoming all these new migrant students into our schools with open arms,” Banks said Thursday at an opening ceremony at a Bronx public school, according to the Associated Press. “We know it’s a larger political issue and the mayor and others have to deal with. But when they show up in our schools, they’re going to get the best that we have.”
Some students expressed frustration with the crowded conditions outside the school on their first day.
“I wanted to get here early because I’m new,” 14-year-old Alex Gonzales said. “I’m going to be lost and so are all of these guys? I think they should have let them come a day before. I hate being stuck in crowds and this is definitely my worst nightmare. I’m just going to be going crazy!”
Another student, George Kara Lekas, was ushered to a different building due to overcrowding caused by illegal immigrants.
“They gave us crap! No information!” Lekas exclaimed. “I’m getting a late start and I left early! I’m two subway stops away. I mean, look at this? I’m going to try and transfer into the Academy of American Studies, like as soon as I can!”
Mayor Warns of the Impact of the Illegal Immigration Crisis
During a town hall meeting, New York City Mayor expressed concern that the illegal immigration crisis, exacerbated under President Joe Biden, would have a detrimental effect on the city.
“We’re getting 10,000 migrants a month. One time we were just getting Venezuela,” Adams added. “Now we getting Ecuador. Now we getting Russian-speaking coming through Mexico. Now we’re getting western Africa. Now we getting people from all over the globe have made their minds up that they’re going to come through the southern part of the border and coming into New York City. And everyone is saying it’s New York City’s problem.”
Adams emphasized that every community in the city would be impacted by the influx of illegal immigrants, which is straining the city’s resources.
As of August 13, over 100,000 illegal immigrants had arrived in New York City and were being supported by taxpayer dollars. Nearly 60,000 of them remain in the city’s shelter system, according to the New York City government. The city estimates it will spend over $4.7 billion in the current fiscal year to address the crisis.
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