Episode 239: New York’s $2.1 Billion for Undocumented Immigrants
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
New York state will now offer one-time payments of $15,600 dollars to undocumented immigrants who lost work during the pandemic. A $2.1 billion-dollar fund in the state budget is by far the largest of its kind in the country and is a sign of the state’s shift towards policies championed by radical left-wing Democrats. To explain just how radical New York is becoming, Newt’s guest is New York Senate Republican Minority Leader, Robert G. Ortt, representing the 62nd District of New York.
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| 0:00.0 | On this episode of Newtze World, we're going to talk about some of the most interesting |
| 0:07.3 | things being done at any state level in the country. |
| 0:10.9 | And I'm totally intrigued with what's been happening in New York State. |
| 0:14.9 | And I'm really delighted to welcome my guest, leader Rob Wurt. |
| 0:18.7 | He's the minority leader from the New York State Senate. |
| 0:22.3 | And he's going to share with us what's happening in New York and in particular how the budget |
| 0:27.4 | that just passed and some of the truly amazing things that are in it, which is why I was |
| 0:33.4 | so eager to get Rob to talk with us. |
| 0:36.3 | He represents the 62nd District and he really understands this stuff. |
| 0:40.5 | First of all, let me just say thank you for being involved and for being willing to talk |
| 0:50.5 | with us today. |
| 0:51.5 | Mr. Speaker, thank you for having me. |
| 0:53.4 | Great to hear from you. |
| 0:54.4 | Well, it's all fascinating as you know. |
| 0:57.0 | So I want to start with the budget process, which as I understand it was essentially |
| 1:02.8 | secret. |
| 1:03.8 | That is, the Democrats got together, closed the door and negotiated among themselves. |
| 1:08.2 | How was it negotiated? |
| 1:09.9 | The budget here in New York has always been lacking in transparency. |
| 1:15.6 | It's never been a very transparent process in my time here. |
| 1:20.6 | But this year was particularly, I think, a gregious and secret, you know, with COVID, the |
| 1:26.0 | governor has locked the capital down. |
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