One needn't have a degree in finance and economics to know that the surge in migrants has an unsustainable burden on the city's budget. I'm equally concerned with less immediate costs. Those children will have to be educated, so bilingual services will be needed and some schools will probably see bigger surges. Classroom sizes will be impacted. Principals' budgets will be impacted if they need more teachers. Any migrant might need health care at some point. The effects will linger for a long time....