Maine taxpayers are paying for new apartments built specifically for newly arrived border crossers and undocumented immigrants, who must pay at least two years' worth of rent.
This week, Maine officials in Brunswick announced new apartments that will pay rent for at least two years to border crossers and illegal aliens, News Center Maine report:
on monday, Dozens of people gathered at Brunswick Landing to celebrate the completion of 60 new apartments in five buildings. Of these, 24 have already been completed. These units are designed to house asylum seekers waiting to receive work permits. This process often takes a long time, as asylum seekers cannot even apply for permission for at least six months after submitting their initial asylum application. [Emphasis added]
This program is run through the Maine Housing Authority. MaineHousing essentially pays these asylum seekers rent for up to two years. After that, it would be converted to a mix of market-rate and affordable housing, unless the state says it needs to extend the program. [Emphasis added]
Dozens of people gathered in Brunswick today to celebrate the creation of 60 new units to house asylum seekers awaiting work permits. The goal is to move these people out of hotels and shelters and into more stable housing.Details from 5pm @News Center Main. pic.twitter.com/ggJXUb2syh
— Chloe Teboe (@ChloeTeboe) January 8, 2024
This morning, I received a call from a Maine person confirming that “the state has earmarked nearly $3.5 million to provide two years of rent to 60 immigrant families in Brunswick.” They claim the migrants are originally from Somalia and now Congo.https://t.co/xCLsXT0jQd
— Slater Radio (@slaterradio) January 11, 2024
Maine taxpayers would foot the bill. millions of Financing and rental assistance for new migrant apartments was allocated in the state budget.
national desk report:
The province has budgeted about $3.5 million to provide two years of rent to 60 immigrant families in Brunswick. Maine expects immigrants to “earn the means” to pay for housing through state “assistance” and “guidance.”
[Emphasis added]The province is also providing $100,000 in asylum and work permit assistance for a year to dozens of Brunswick immigrants. This legal assistance will help immigrants become “self-sufficient”, reduce pressure on public programs, and help local economies by joining the workforce by ensuring they receive work permits “as soon as possible”. We aim to make it possible. [Emphasis added]
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Brunswick donation is part of $55 million emergency housing relief fundissues permanent, transitional, and emergency housing to immigrants. [Emphasis added]
Last year, Maine officials 4,200 Residents across the state remain homeless, including more than 1,000 long-term homeless individuals. This situation is made worse by soaring home prices, with the average single-family home in Maine now selling for $1. median price Over $350,000.
Meanwhile, demand for housing in Maine has grown significantly, contributing to higher home prices in return, partially due to mass immigration.
For example, Maine's foreign-born population has nearly skyrocketed. 53 percent From 2000 to 2021, the relatively small state, with a population of less than 1.4 million, added more than 20,000 immigrants.
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