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The governor of Massachusetts requested on Wednesday that nearly all
family members living in any of the state’s emergency shelters be in the United States legally, with few exceptions.
Democratic Gov. Maura Healey proposed a slate of new restrictions for
the state’s decades-old right-to-shelter law, such as tougher criminal background checks, establishing residency requirements and prohibiting
nearly any applicant who isn’t a U.S. citizen or lawfully present in the country. The proposals come after several criminal busts in the shelters attracted national headlines, such as a rape of disabled girl by a
shelter resident and the discovery of nearly $1 million in drugs and an
AR-15 by another. (RELATED: Mayorkas Says Biden ‘Quickly’ Cracked Down
On Border Crisis — Several Years And Millions Of Migrants Later)
Currently, any applicant can be housed in the state’s shelter system
before providing documentation. In a public statement about the
proposals, Healey appeared to blame Congress and the federal government
for the beleaguered shelter program.
“I have evaluated the Right to Shelter Law and regulations as well as
the operational burdens on the system,” the governor said. “Based on
that review, and in the face of continued inaction by Congress and no assistance from the federal government, I believe these changes are
appropriate and needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of the
state shelter system in a way that aligns with the original intent of
the law.”
“In addition, these proposed changes will allow us to continue to ensure
the safety of our system, support cities and towns in addressing the
needs of unhoused families in their communities and put us on the path
toward a more fiscally sustainable shelter system,” she continued.
Republicans in the state accused the governor of acting far too slowly
to address the shelter crisis.
“It’s a shame that the Healey-Driscoll Administration took this long to come to terms with the gravity of the situation,” Amy Carnevale, chair
of the MassGOP, said in a public statement. “And it’s an even bigger
shame that it was only after the information they’ve known for the past
two years became public that they finally decided to take action.”
Major crimes within several shelter facilities have rocked the program
and caused headaches for the Democratic governor, who has increasingly
taken a tougher stance on illegal immigration in her state.
A Haitian man who arrived into the country through the Biden
administration’s CHNV program was arrested in March for allegedly raping
a disabled minor at a motel that was being used for migrant housing. A Dominican man living illegally in the country was arrested in December
after being caught with an AR-15 rifle and hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of illicit drugs in his shelter residence.
That December drug bust prompted Healey to order a sweeping inspection
of every shelter facility in the state, calling it “outrageous” that the individual was able to take advantage of the shelter program for his
alleged criminal activity.
Internal documentation obtained by the Boston Herald revealed that Massachusetts’ state-funded migrant-family shelter facilities has been
rife with incidents of child rape, drugs, physical assaults and other
illicit crimes since at least 2022. In one of the alarming cases
unearthed in the reports, a father staying at one of the facilities
allegedly had sex with his daughter repeatedly and ultimately
impregnated her.
Asylum seekers have flocked to Massachusetts en masse since the
beginning of the border crisis, forcing the state to utilize 128
different hotels and motels to house migrants and other homeless
families since the immigration crisis began. The situation has come at
great expense to local taxpayers, with a state commission report
recently determining that Massachusetts would spend up to one billion
dollars on its emergency shelter system in the 2025 fiscal year.
In June, Healey deployed several state officials to border communities
with the mission of warning migrants not to come to Massachusetts
because the shelters were already at capacity.
While she has rejected the label, other organizations have identified
the entire state of Massachusetts as a sanctuary haven for illegal
migrants. In addition, Boston and several other localities have also
been labeled as sanctuary cities for limiting cooperation between local
law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
The proposals made on Wednesday would require shelter applicants to
verify their identity and residency before being housed, and applicants
must prove they are in the country lawfully unless they have a child who
is a citizen or lawful resident, according to her public announcement.
The requests, however, would have to be passed by the state Legislature
before going into effect.
Conversation
Frank Atwood
3 hours ago
Here’s are some interesting facts:
Total fuel consumption of U.S. airlines is approximately 19 billion
gallons annually.
Total fuel consumption for mining ore for construction of electric car batteries is approximately 21 billion gallons annually.
The 21 billion gallons of fuel burned can only produce enough ore to
build 250,000 electric car batteries.
The lifespan of an electric battery is 10 years and is not renewable. By
2050 these batteries will fill landfills with 50 million pounds of toxic
waste that does not break down.
I wonder if our grandchildren will still believe in electric power cars, vehicles or equipment when they have to deal with the mess we are making
today?
Democrats ruin everything
3 hours ago
That’s science.
The Skipper
4 hours ago
The empirical proof that an elephant weighs more than a mouse is
observation. The scientific proof is to put both on a scale and weigh
them. All agree that from 1950 to 1985, our atmosphere cooled very
slightly. It did the same from 1997 to 2015. During both periods,
carbon dioxide levels rose dramatically.
That is empirical proof that carbon dioxide does not cause warming. It
is fifty-five years of proof. It is the elephant in the room.
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