Rep. Garrett Graves (R-Louisiana) criticized FEMA at a Congressional hearing, saying the government agency meant to help disaster victims prioritized undocumented immigrants over Hurricane Helen survivors. It was revealed that there was.
“For example, in North Carolina, where I visited, flood and disaster victims can receive a $750 check, but when you actually go and look at the programs and resources available to citizens of different countries, FEMA Nonprofits may qualify people who entered the United States illegally under the United States Control Program to receive housing, food, transportation, medical care, and more,” Graves said at the hearing. said.
“Again, for foreign nationals, I was able to come up with a figure of over $10,000. U.S. citizens who are taxpayers are eligible for $750 in aid, but you “How do we explain to taxpayers that foreign nationals under the jurisdiction of a government agency are still eligible for $10,000 in aid?” he asked.
Adam Smith, a former Army Green Beret and founder of Operation Savage Freedoms, who spent 17 years leading global military operations to defend the United States, is furious but not surprised.
“I'd be lying if I said I was surprised,” Smith told Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson on “Blaze News Tonight.” “Looking directly on the ground in real time, we are having conversations with people whose applications for assistance are routinely denied.”
“They apply for aid and are denied, and the types of aid they receive vary widely, including everything from $750 checks for immediate response assistance to FEMA grant assistance to cover damage to their homes. ” he explains.
“There are a lot of people talking about just quitting because there are so many challenges they are facing trying to get FEMA assistance on the ground,” he added.
And it's more complicated than just receiving assistance, as victims wait for FEMA to decide whether their properties will be rezoned as flood zones.
“There are a lot of ineffective efforts going on, and they're costing American taxpayers a lot of money,” Smith said. “And you add this to the next problem, which is the second disaster that we are going to face, which is the economic disaster for this region.”
“We have already experienced the tragedy of loss of life, we have already experienced the tragedy of the loss of homes and farms, and the economic stability of the region will be undermined as capital is not reinjected into local businesses.” “We will suffer the tragedy of being killed,” he added.
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