Native New Yorkers Flee City as Illegal Immigration Surges

New Yorkers are reportedly leaving the Big Apple in massive numbers as the surge in illegal immigrants continues to strain city resources, according to new data. In 2023, New York City lost 78,000 residents, lowering its total population to 8.26 million people and down from a record 8.8 million reported in early 2020, according to recent census data acquired by The New York Times. The estimate is on top of the more than 126,000 residents the city lost in 2022. The exodus from New York can be attributed to the accumulated years of poor policy-making by its elected officials, according to E.J. Antoni, a research fellow in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation....