{"id":2225344,"date":"2024-04-19T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-illegal-migrants-complain-about-free-food-housing-at-new-york-city-council-meeting\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:54:52","slug":"watch-illegal-migrants-complain-about-free-food-housing-at-new-york-city-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-illegal-migrants-complain-about-free-food-housing-at-new-york-city-council-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Undocumented Immigrants Express Concerns Over Living Conditions in NYC Council Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-illegal-migrants-complain-about-free-food-housing-at-new-york-city-council-meeting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several illegal migrants raised concerns at \u2062a recent New York City Council meeting regarding the\u2064 quality of free services\u200b provided\u2063 to them. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctors-speak-out-against-medical-totalitarianism-as-newsom-signs-bill-that-punishes-doctors-for-covid-misinformation\/\" title=\"Doctors Speak out Against \u201cMedical Totalitarianism\u201d as Newsom Signs Bill That Punishes Doctors for COVID \u201cMisinformation\u201d\">meeting aimed<\/a> to address the experiences of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-media-accuse-border-patrol-of-whipping-haitian-migrants\/\" title=\"Democrats, Media Accuse Border Patrol Of \u2018Whipping\u2019 Haitian Migrants\">black migrants<\/a>, with accusations of unfair treatment. The migrants highlighted issues such as unsuitable shelter conditions\u2064 and\u200b challenges with schooling for their\u200c children.\u2063 Calls were \u200bmade\u2064 for \u2063improvements in access \u200cto work authorization.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Several illegal migrants spoke at a New York City Council meeting this week to complain that the city\u2019s free services provided to them are not acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council held a meeting on Tuesday specifically to hear about the experiences of black migrants in the city. There, migrants and their advocates accused the city of treating them unfairly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy kids cannot eat the food at the shelter,\u201d one mother said at the hearing, speaking through a translator. \u201cAnd on Ramadan time we couldn\u2019t eat because when you come back on the break the food is no good at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This is shameful time for NYC. IT IS ANTI-AFRICAN AND XENOPHOBIC!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another migrant complains about the free accommodations provided to black illegal immigrants in NYC: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OVNlvBCFGf\">pic.twitter.com\/OVNlvBCFGf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1780666806811668647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd they give us two months to stay at the shelter and then you have to go out again with your luggage and your kids and find another place. It\u2019s very difficult,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She added that she has children over 18 who have never had any schooling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo please help us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants also pushed for a speedier process to work authorization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnywhere you go to find a job, they ask for working papers,\u201d said Mohammed Bah, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/migrant-rally-for-housing-work-permits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">came<\/a> from Guinea five months ago.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1713611654298000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3YPWSe9w05H79aayRzLC1M\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Corinne Obongo Golden, a member of the group Africa is Everywhere, became heated at the hearing, telling councilmembers, \u201cThis is unacceptable. This is shameful time in New York history. This city is not friendly for all people. It is anti-African and xenophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfricans deserve dignity and respect. We are not animals,\u201d she continued. \u201cI\u2019m so upset \u2026 I want all my fellow Africans to know what it is that they will face if they come to New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\u201cThey are here to show you that they belong, and that they are here and that they should not be erased. Please listen to them,\u201d said Patrice Lawrence, executive director of the UndocuBlack Network.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>Other migrants held a rally outside City Hall prior to the hearing to air their grievances.<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe have issues with housing. We don\u2019t have work. A lot of us weren\u2019t able to apply for asylum yet, because we don\u2019t have the means to pay the lawyers,\u201d one migrant <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/manhattan\/politics\/2024\/04\/16\/black-migrants-call-on-city-to-provide-equitable-and-fair-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, speaking through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Several local lawmakers showed up at the rally as well and echoed the calls from migrants for better services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur color should not determine what service we get in New York City, because when every once else comes they get the services,\u201d said Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse, who is Haitian American and a Democrat representing Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>New York has seen an influx of more than 180,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">000 illegal migrants<\/a> over the past two years creating a crisis that has strained the city\u2019s budget and caused officials to plead for federal help. As of last month, the top African countries from which migrants come to New York City and end up in the city\u2019s care <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/manhattan\/politics\/2024\/04\/16\/black-migrants-call-on-city-to-provide-equitable-and-fair-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are<\/a> Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a recent New York City Council meeting, illegal migrants voiced dissatisfaction with the city&#8217;s free services. The meeting focused on the experiences of black migrants. 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