{"id":2576688,"date":"2026-03-05T19:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-and-hochul-team-up-to-provide-taxpayer-funded-childcare-to-illegal-aliens\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T01:02:40","slug":"mamdani-and-hochul-team-up-to-provide-taxpayer-funded-childcare-to-illegal-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-and-hochul-team-up-to-provide-taxpayer-funded-childcare-to-illegal-aliens\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani and Hochul Team Up to Provide Taxpayer-Funded Childcare to Illegal Aliens"},"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%2Fmamdani-and-hochul-team-up-to-provide-taxpayer-funded-childcare-to-illegal-aliens%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=2576688&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>The article reports that New York Democrats, including Governor kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, announced a program offering (purportedly) free childcare for two-year-olds across several New York City districts, wiht eligibility regardless of zip code, income, or immigration status. It claims the plan is funded by taxpayers and will start with about 2,000 free seats, with a plan to expand in the future. Hochul\u2019s office describes the move as part of a $1.2 billion commitment to early childcare and education, including $73 million to establish the first 2-K seats and to strengthen the city\u2019s existing 3-K infrastructure. The piece frames the policy as benefitting undocumented residents and questions the cost to American taxpayers who follow the law, while also highlighting a news conference where Mamdani said residency in the district was the key requirement for eligibility. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-forced-to-close-office-after-credible-threats-and-calls-for-violence-4\/\" title=\"Republican Congressman Forced to Close Office After &#039;Credible Threats and Calls for Violence&#039;\">cites social media reactions<\/a> and presents the initiative as an example of \u201ccollectivism,\u201d drawing ancient allusions to gulags and Mao\u2019s era as cautions against government-led child-rearing. the article portrays the policy as a controversial expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-invite-bill-nye-to-testify-before-homeland-security-subcommittee\/\" title=\"Dems Invite Bill Nye To Testify Before Homeland Security Subcommittee\">government involvement<\/a> in families\u2019 lives and questions its political and economic implications.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrats in New York are at it again &mdash; this time providing childcare to illegal aliens, all at the expense of the taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>The New York City government website posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/mayors-office\/news\/2026\/03\/mayor-mamdani-and-governor-hochul-announce-first-four-communitie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> Tuesday saying that Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have announced &ldquo;free&rdquo; childcare for two-year-olds across several school districts in the city &ldquo;regardless of zip code, income or immigration status.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Translation: New York tax dollars are going toward free babysitting for illegal aliens. The program will have 2,000 free seats but plans to expand in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul&rsquo;s office put out their own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-and-mayor-mamdani-announce-major-milestone-toward-launching-free-child-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> that read, &ldquo;Governor Kathy Hochul today joined Mayor Mamdani to announce the first major milestone in their plan to deliver free child care for two-year-olds in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a direct result of the Governor&rsquo;s $1.2 billion commitment to support early child care and early education efforts in New York City, which includes a significant allocation of $73 million to establish the first 2,000 2-K seats in the city, on top of funding from the State to strengthen the City&rsquo;s existing 3K infrastructure to achieve its promise to serve all families across the city.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With continued State support, the State&rsquo;s investment in 2K is expected to grow to $425 million by next year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The economic incompetence of Hochul and Mandani is on full display.<\/p>\n<p>This program is of course not &ldquo;free&rdquo; &mdash; it is free for people who should be deported, but expensive for Americans who obey the law.<\/p>\n<p>Footage from their news conference was later posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. Mamdani told the room, &ldquo;What we are rolling out today is for parents of two-year-olds in the neighborhoods that we have listed, it covers the neighborhoods that I have said, as well as parts of other neighborhoods that are covered within the school districts&hellip; All that is required is that parents live within that school district, no matter the amount of money they make, the occupation they have, their immigration status, so long as they live there, they can apply.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; NEW: Zohran Mamdani Announces Free Child Care For All, Regardless of Immigration Status<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All that is required is that parents live within that school district. No matter the amount of money they make, the occupation they have, their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-sues-trump-administration-over-sending-national-guard-to-chicago\/\" title=\"Illinois sues Trump administration over sending National Guard to Chicago\">immigration status &#038;mdash<\/a>; so long as they live&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xk1N51Gbck\">pic.twitter.com\/xk1N51Gbck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/2028959786427986266?\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Democrats&rsquo; boundless stupidity comes as no surprise to anyone following the news cycle, but consider the other consequence of this initiative.<\/p>\n<p>It is encouraging families to hand their children over to government caregivers in their most formative years.<\/p>\n<p>During his inaugural speech, Mamdani spoke about replacing &ldquo;the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This must be the collectivism he was referring to.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps New Yorkers should have asked the Russian people &mdash; who were sent to the gulags by the millions &mdash; about the warmth of collectivism.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese who starved under Mao Zedong&rsquo;s Great Leap Forward would also know something about it.<\/p>\n<p>New York has chosen an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >arrogant low-brow communist lacking<\/a> in tact, eloquence, or any understanding of history to lead them.<\/p>\n<p>And he is just getting started.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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It notes a news release from the city government in which Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce what they describe as a major step toward free two-year-old childcare in New York City, backed by a $1.2 billion state commitment and about $73 million to create the first 2,000 two-year-old slots, with additional state funds to bolster the city\u2019s 3K program so all families can be served. The eligibility rule, according to the release, is that parents must live in the designated school district; income, occupation, or immigration status are not supposed to matter.<\/p>\n<p>The article portrays critics as saying the program isn\u2019t truly free and that public funds would be supporting undocumented immigrants, arguing it will be costly for citizens who abide by the law. It references a video of the briefing on the social-media platform X, where Mamdani is quoted as saying that residency in the district is all that\u2019s required for eligibility, regardless of income or immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>The piece further claims that continued state support could push the program\u2019s investment to about $425 million next year. It characterizes the policy as encouraging families to entrust their children to government care in early childhood and uses Mamdani\u2019s remarks about replacing \u201crugged individualism\u201d with collectivism to argue that the plan reflects a collectivist agenda. 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