Over 150 hotels are being rented out to house illegal immigrants in New York City with rooms being rented out by the city for over $350 a night for those foreign nationals who have come to the city.
According to the Daily Mail, New York City has warned that around 14,000 hotel rooms will be needed until next year for illegal immigrants being housed.
Over 150 hotels are being used at the average cost of $352 a night per room.
Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute think tank said, "We should stop using hotels as shelters by the end of the year," and emphasized that taxpayers will not be able to foot the bill for illegal immigrants' housing indefinitely.
"The New York City Department of Homeless Services is seeking to continue the City Sanctuary Facility program by procuring a vendor who can assist in acquiring the use of large-scale commercial hotels and hotel management services to help address the current emergency," the Department of Homeless Services announced.
Some of NYC's most iconic hotels, with 22 of them being in Midtown Manhattan, have been turned into illegal immigrant shelters.
Hotel owners have been warning city officials about the consequences to the economy if there is a shortage of housing for tourists who help keep up business in the city that never sleeps.
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