Leftist’s latest bar-lowering effort could see thousands of state jobs filled by illegal aliens as a Democratic governor expressed she was “anxious to get this moving quickly.”
The self-destruction of New York has gone beyond over-taxation, soft-on-crime policies and draconian business-imploding lockdowns to the slow cessation of public positions to foreign nationals. At least that appeared to be in the cards according to a Civil Service Commission memo first reported by Bloomberg News.
According to the document, under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) leadership, the state agencies “have identified approximately 4,000 positions, many in hard-to-recruit, entry level titles that can potentially be filled” by “migrants and asylum seekers with legal work status in the United States.”
Of course, in order to see the plan through the Empire State first had to dismiss requirements for the aliens to fill those positions that included English proficiency along with proof of education and previous employment.
“I’m anxious to get this moving quickly,” said Hochul to reporters Tuesday as word of the on-the-job training opportunities spread.
“The creation of these transitional titles is a win-win way for the State and its agencies to connect qualified and motivated individuals with meaningful jobs and opportunity; help solve the migrant crisis; and rebuild the State workforce,” stated the memo.
“We are excited about this,” echoed State Department of Civil Service Commissioner Timothy Hogues during a budget hearing Tuesday.
He went on to argue, “This is no different from our traineeships and apprenticeships that we have that allow individuals to up-skill or get the time on the job to be able to meet the qualifications. This is just a bigger part of our holistic approach to opening up government and making these jobs available and reducing the barriers.”
A statement from a spokesperson for the governor to the New York Post expressed, “Governor Hochul has prioritized modernizing our State workforce and eliminating red tape, and she has instituted a series of reforms to achieve that goal.”
“This initiative, which has not yet been implemented, would offer temporary employment opportunities that are available for anyone who can legally work in the United States,” added the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, the possibility to offer the “transitional titles” was a result of Hochul’s ongoing effort to get aliens legal work status despite nearly 400,000 New Yorkers remaining on the unemployment line as she undertook the effort for so-called “asylum seekers.”
“Today,” came her August announcement, “@NYSLabor is launching a process for asylum seekers to sign up for employment opportunities, so they can quickly find a job after attaining legal work status, and will also unveil a new process for employers to express their interest in hiring work-authorized migrants.”
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul rolls out jobs program for illegals as 380K New Yorkers are unemployed https://t.co/tpUh4x3Gex pic.twitter.com/b5YTtc8wLy
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) August 30, 2023
Social media users decried the plan that encouraged more illegal entries into the United States and continued to benefit those non-citizens that the expense of taxpayers while also challenging the feasibility.
Make work for migrants… sounds like a program to attract more migrants
— everlovinaddie (@AddieShepherd19) January 30, 2024
So exactly how does a non-English proficient clerical worker meet probationary standards? How does the Supervisor who is not bi-lingual train and evaluate that employee. How many languages are the mandatory training programs in? Are they exempt from that.l?
— Pat LaPlante (@LaPlantePat) January 31, 2024
“..the plan would allow the migrants to skirt requirements like English proficiency or proof of education and previous employment..”
Sounds like it’s pulled right out of the DEI playbook
— Look, Point and Laugh (@Cc_405) January 30, 2024
Democrats will ignore labor and voting laws just as easily as they ignore immigration laws.
— Ray (@RayOFreedom) January 30, 2024
If the rules are changed for migrants, then this is very bad, they will soon start changing the laws for them.
— Leosan (@Oleh_Leosan) January 30, 2024
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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