New York announces that families of undocumented migrants will have child benefits starting in January

Families without legal status in USAwhich came to New York in recent months on buses sent from Texas, will be able to benefit from a new childcare assistance program starting in January, the city’s mayor, Eric Adams, announced Wednesday.

He stressed that it is the first time in the history of New York This aid will be given to families who, due to their legal status, do not meet the requirements for another child care program subsidized with federal funds.

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The city is investing $10 million in this new program, which it has called “New York’s Promise,” and has contracted with four community organizations to provide the services because of their bonds and trusted relationships with immigrants, Adams said.

Earlier this year, when Adams took office, he announced plans to improve access to subsidized child care for children with still irregular status and others who cannot take advantage of existing programs due to restrictive federal immigration rules.

He stressed that this initiative will be particularly beneficial for newly arrived asylum seekers in New York, as it will allow them to seek stable housing and gainful employment while their children are safely cared for.

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The city estimates that some 600 children will benefit from the program in the first six months of the initiative.

“All children deserve the opportunity to succeed, no matter where they come from, and as a city of immigrants, we know that the American dream begins here, in this city,” said the Democratic mayor.

“Overcoming obstacles in a new city and a new country is difficult, and combining those issues with a lack of child care can prevent parents and families from achieving the dream they so desperately set out to achieve,” the mayor said.

Some 30,000 immigrants have arrived in this city since last March, the majority sent by buses from Texas by its governor Greg Abbott after they crossed the border in search of asylum in this country, the majority coming from Venezuela.

Source: Elcomercio

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