According to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Gov. Kathy Hochul has her priorities mixed up, criticizing the Democrat for focusing more on assisting illegal migrants than reducing costs for everyday New Yorkers.
Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor, expressed his concern during an interview on billionaire WABC-AM radio owner John Catsimatidis’ “Cats Roundtable” show, stating, “I want to ensure that we can lower the cost of government so that taxpayers don’t have to spend money on things that don’t benefit them – and, in fact, harm them – like spending $4.5 billion on illegal migrants, which is what Gov. Hochul did.”
He added, “This is money that could have been allocated towards infrastructure, hospitals, schools, and tax reductions.”
“[NYC] spent about $8 billion [on migrants]. Between the [city and state], it’s over $12 billion on illegal migrants,” Blakeman revealed, emphasizing the significant financial commitment towards illegal migrant services.
“It’s a tremendous amount of money, and it’s for people who didn’t earn it. They’ve been here for 15 minutes. They’re here illegally,” he added.
