New York City is moving forward with a pilot program to give prepaid debit cards to migrant families if they sign an affidavit saying they will only use the money at grocery or convenience stores for food and baby supplies.
David Carr, a NYC councilman, says there is no difference between doing this and giving the migrants donations of food and supplies at shelters, which the city has already been doing.
"We've been providing as a city support to migrant families for well over 18 months now," he said. "And now we're just making it worse by giving out these prepaid debit cards. It's a travesty."

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