REMARKS
Statistics on unaccompanied children arriving in New York City and surrounding areas
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Council Member Avilés presents statistics on the number of unaccompanied children (UACs) arriving in New York City and surrounding areas, highlighting the significance of the issue.
- In federal fiscal year 2014, New York City received at least 2,009 children, while Nassau and Suffolk Counties received 1,446 and 1,600 respectively.
- Between October 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, New York City welcomed 2,873 UACs released to sponsoring families.
- The arrival of immigrant children and youth is described as 'an enormous gift' to the city and region, contributing to a public school enrollment boom.
Alexa Avilés
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The Committee on Immigration and the Committee on Children And Youth are holding a timely and important hearing today to evaluate the resources our city has made available to immigrant youth who have arrived to United States as UACs.
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New York City and the surrounding jurisdictions fictions routinely receive a number of newly arrived children who are placed with family members or community members.
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In fiscal year in federal fiscal year 2014, around the time of the committee on immigration's last held hearing, specifically on this topic.
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New York City received at least 2009 children, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties respectively received 1446 and 1600.
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These were the largest numbers of any jurisdiction in the country except Harris County, Texas and Los Angeles County, California.
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By the way of comparison, between October 1 2023 June 30 2024 alone.
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New York City welcomed 2873 UACs who were released to sponsoring families.
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We know children and youth are settling in New York City, are an enormous gift to our city and region, and we celebrate among other things, the public school enrollment boom that has been born from the arrival of new immigrant students.
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If our city provides these children and youth.
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The conditions they need to flourish, they will be among our city's most next generation of creators, workers, and leaders.
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This hearing is an import an opportunity to do just that.
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Assess the resources and services New York City provides to ensure that immigrant youth thrive here.