New Yorkers are worried about surging migrant crime — from the murder of Georgia student Laken Riley, killed by a man whose first US destination was New York City — to the brazen robberies tied to Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. But how widespread is migrant crime and what policy changes will stop it?
The most obvious fix is reducing both the number of migrants flooding into New York City and the social-service largess that attracts them. Since spring 2022, New Yorkers received a stunning 223,000 migrants and asylum seekers, each costing taxpayers $352 daily for housing, social services, and amenities.
The city plans to close 12 migrant shelters before January, and New Yorkers can anticipate some further respite under immigration policy reversals under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has pledged to seal the southern border, carry out a monumental deportation effort, and end Biden-era parole programs for illegal entrants, as well as migrants’ ability to apply for asylum while still in Mexico through the CBP One app. He has also nominated a strong border proponent, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, to head the Department of Homeland Security.
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Hannah Meyers is director of the policing and public safety initiative at the Manhattan Institute. This piece was adapted from City Journal.
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