A new video circulating on social media shows a homeless American man begging to be allowed into an immigrant shelter in Massachusetts. New Bedford Guide report. According to news outlets, staff at the shelter refused the local man access.
“They can’t afford to live here, so they’re bringing other moms here? That makes no sense at all. It makes no sense at all,” the man reportedly yelled at the shelter worker off-camera. It has been reported.
“I’m homeless. I work 40 hours full time and I can’t pay to live here,” he continued. “How are you going to get other people here? It doesn’t even make sense. There’s nothing.”
Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey recently made the decision to close a state-run recreation center in Roxbury, one of Boston’s poorest neighborhoods, to turn it into a temporary shelter filled with immigrants. Blaze News previously reported that he has been criticized for this.
The decision, announced in late January, was made in response to an increase in undocumented immigrants camping out at Boston’s Logan Airport. WBUR reported that on some nights between 100 and 200 migrants were sleeping on the floor of the airport’s international terminal.
Healy said. WHDH He said calls to turn recreation centers into migrant shelters were “born out of necessity”.
Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu initially delayed the state’s plan over concerns it would further harm struggling communities. In the end, Mr. Wu sided with Mr. Healy, saying, “There are no good options.”
“The first community where this is being proposed would be Roxbury, a community that has faced disinvestment, redlining and disproportionate outcomes for decades. It’s extremely painful. It’s painfully familiar,” Wu said.
In the face of backlash from the local community, Mr Healy promised to reopen the recreation center to the local community by May 31st. However, it is unclear where the migrants currently living in temporary shelters will be relocated once the center resumes normal operations.
Last week, locals named the affluent Norfolk County town with words such as “Help Boston’s Children First,” “Our City, Our Space,” and “Why Roxbury? Try Wellesley.” They gathered at a community center to protest, holding placards that read things like “Please.”
The state’s homeless shelter system reached capacity in November, providing accommodations to about 7,500 families.Report from WCVB He indicated that an additional 656 homeless families are currently on the waiting list for shelter.
Massachusetts is the only state with a right-to-refuge law.
Paul D. Craney of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance called for reform of the current measure, calling it a “magnet” for immigrants to the state.
”[Migrants are] “This will continue to be the case unless the governor makes fundamental changes to our very generous taxpayer benefits,” Craney told Blaze News. “The governor’s refusal to make the highly political decision to confront the president who created this problem will only make matters worse for the state.”
Craney noted that the state’s decision to repurpose the Roxbury Recreation Center is seen by some residents as a “slap in the face.”
“Roxbury is a really disadvantaged area of Boston,” he explained. “What makes a lot of people uncomfortable is, ‘Why did you choose this part?'”
“Some of these urban areas really rely on community centers to keep young people in an environment where they can do something constructive,” Craney said.
“We encourage people in Massachusetts who want immigration reform to visit our website. MassFiscal.org And you can email your legislator and request that they add a residency requirement to the Right to Refuge Act,” he added. “That would help turn off the faucet.” That would stop the flow coming into the state. ”
Neither the governor’s office nor the mayor’s office responded to requests for comment from Blaze News at the time of publication.
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