A group of New York Democrats are calling for a tax hike on the wealthy to help pay for New York’s migrant crisis.
The group of 20 New York Democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), released a statement on Monday blasting the government’s response to the migrant crisis and pitching a litany of measures that the city, state, and federal government can take to help.
Several of the lawmakers self-identify as Democratic socialists.
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One proposal the group put forth is to increase state taxes on the top 5% of New Yorkers and have that money go towards homeless and migrant services.
Twenty legislators across New York, including myself, released a statement today regarding our city & state’s failed policy response to recent immigrants and asylum seekers: pic.twitter.com/eysrA0J3AR
— Julia Salazar
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