Florida Senator Rick Scott attacks NYC Mayor Eric Adams as an embarrassment on Twitter in response to his proposal to give over a million taxpayer dollars to send migrants to college, with no plan of return.
Adams’ plan could go on indefinitely. The first year alone would cost 1.2 million to send 100 migrants to college.
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New York Representative Elise Stefanik told the New York Post that the plan created a welfare system for illegal immigrants.
“By spending New Yorkers’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars on college classes for migrants, he is incentivizing and rewarding illegal immigration simply to export the crisis of Democrats’ own making out of New York City,”
Rick Scott agreed and tweeted his condemnation of the proposal, sparking a feud between the two politicians.
“New Yorkers are fleeing due to the high crime, high taxes, and woke leadership. Now @NYCMayor wants them to pay for illegal migrants to go to school? Mayor Adams’ leadership is an embarrassment.”
New Yorkers are fleeing due to the high crime, high taxes, and woke leadership. Now @NYCMayor wants them to pay for illegal migrants to go to school?Â
Mayor Adams' leadership is an embarrassment. https://t.co/10jR8t9KqD
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) March 10, 2023
In response, Adams claimed the migrants eligible were asylum seekers and that the program will somehow save taxpayers money.
“This isn’t true and you know it. These aren’t “illegal migrants.” They’re asylum seekers, here legally. This is part of the workforce training and relocation program that will actually save taxpayers money. Stop misleading the public and do your job.”
This isn’t true and you know it.
These aren’t “illegal migrants.” They're asylum seekers, here legally.
This is part of the workforce training and relocation program that will actually save taxpayers money.
Stop misleading the public and do your job. https://t.co/aK03DcuibZ
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) March 10, 2023
The policy came after Adams declared a state of emergency for New York City over its migrant crisis. It is estimated the city has processed 50,000 migrants since the spring and that over 31,000 are living at city-wide emergency shelters, costing taxpayers around $4.6 million a day. An internal memo from the New York City Office of Management and Budget reported by the New York Post claims the city will likely spend 4.2 billion on costs related to immigrants and asylum seekers from June 30, 2023, to the end of the fiscal year 2024.
They are illegals. Stop the Sanctuary City Status and do your job which is to look out for the welfare of the Residents and lawful visitors to the city. By mislabeling these people you are undermining the entire city.
— Clarence Coggins 📚🇺🇸 (@clarencecoggins) March 11, 2023
We have a lot of American citizens who were born in this country who can use a workforce training program. But no, let’s give it to ppl who crossed our southern border instead.
— Angry Mama Bear #stopcollegemandates (@AngryMamaBearNY) March 11, 2023
This isn’t the first time Scott and Adams have clashed. During an appearance on Fox Business Network last April, the senator ripped Adams for trying to tempt Floridians to his city with digital billboards opposing the Parental Rights in Education Act, which bans the discussion of gender sexual orientation in grades three and below.
Adams framed the billboards as truly standing with LGBTQ people, implying that the regulations around curriculum for children are opposed to that notion.
“It’s more than just saying that. It’s also standing up and aligning ourselves with the men and women of LGBTQ-plus community, and state that we are in unison with you and your right to have a self-identification, your right to live the lifestyle, live the life that you choose to live, without any form of harassment.”
Adams ripped the billboards as ineffective and took a swipe at Adams’ tax policy, primarily brought on by costly programs.
“I don’t think anybody’s moving back. What he ought to be doing is running ads in his own city to try to get people to quit moving. So many people are moving out of the Northeast down to Florida because they don’t want high taxes.”
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