An appeal has been made by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine for donations to help asylum seekers. New York City has often been the "first port of call" for those in need. I know this personally, my maternal grandparents came here to avoid the terrible pogroms their families had experienced in what is now Ukraine.
"If the poor overweight jogger only knew how far he had to run to work off the calories in a crust of bread he might find it better in terms of pounds per mile to go to a massage parlor."