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Public opinion on NYC's $220M migrant housing decision by June 2025?
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Mostly Positive • 25%
Mostly Negative • 25%
Mixed • 25%
Indifferent • 25%
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NYC Allocates $220M for 3-Year Migrant Housing at Pakistan-Owned Roosevelt Hotel, Closed Since 2020
Nov 30, 2024, 08:09 PM
The city of New York has allocated $220 million to rent the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan to house migrants. The hotel, owned by the government of Pakistan, was part of a $1.1 billion IMF bailout package to help Pakistan avoid defaulting on its financial obligations. The contract guarantees the use of the hotel for three years. The hotel had been mostly empty since its closure in 2020. Critics have raised concerns about the use of taxpayer funds to support this arrangement, arguing that it effectively benefits a foreign government while providing housing for individuals in the U.S. illegally. The decision has sparked debates over federal and city policies regarding immigration and financial priorities.
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Majority support the decision • 25%
Majority oppose the decision • 25%
Public opinion is evenly split • 25%
Insufficient data • 25%
Less than $5 billion • 25%
$5 billion to $5.76 billion • 25%
$5.76 billion to $7 billion • 25%
More than $7 billion • 25%
Majority support • 25%
Majority opposition • 25%
Evenly split • 25%
Insufficient data • 25%
Less than $4000 per room per month • 25%
$4000 to $4500 per room per month • 25%
$4500 to $4820 per room per month • 25%
No reduction • 25%
More strict policies favored • 25%
Current policies favored • 25%
More lenient policies favored • 25%
No clear consensus • 25%
Increased social services funding • 25%
Decreased social services funding • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Other changes • 25%
Yes, more than 10 properties • 25%
Yes, 5 to 10 properties • 25%
Yes, less than 5 properties • 25%
No new initiative • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%