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  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a $2.4billion plan to deal with the flood of migrants that are overwhelming New York City’s homeless shelters.
  
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  This proposal is part a budget plan of $233 billion from the Governor’s Office, which begins negotiations with legislative leaders.
  
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  Before the legislative session, handling migrants was a major issue. This included approximately 70,000 migrants in New York City.
  

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday she plans to spend $2.4billion to help care for the large influx of migrants that has overwhelmed New York City’s homeless shelters. This is a major political issue for Democrats.

The governor’s $233 billion budget proposal includes a migrant spending program that would provide shelter services, legal aid and more. This will be the start of months of negotiations between legislative leaders and the governor.

A question loomed over the legislative session about how the governor would deal migrants . Approximately 70,000 migrants are currently in New York City’s care.

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Many at the Capitol were disappointed that the governor didn’t address the issue during her State of the State Address last week. Her detailed 181 page policy plan also did not include the word “migrant”.

This issue could damage Democratic candidates for Congress this fall. New York is expected to be the battleground in the U.S. House. Republicans have been criticizing President Joe Biden, and other Democrats about federal immigration policy. The subject has already affected races in New York.

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Hochul has been promising financial aid to the city for asylum seekers, despite his disagreements with New York City mayor Eric Adams’ administration. The state has already set aside $1.9 billion for emergency funds

Adams spent the last week recalibrating the budget projections he made, and reversing some of the cuts he planned to make. This was after his office revised its estimates on the cost of the migrant crisis for the city.

Hochul’s plan allocates $2.4 billion for migrants to pay for short-term housing services, health care, and larger scale emergency housing centers. These were set up in response to the influx asylum seekers.

According to her proposal, the money would be used to provide legal assistance for migrants going through the process of obtaining a work permit and asylum.