Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced Friday that her administration plans to reduce costs at state-run shelters by tightening stay limits for families with children.
Currently, families have a nine-month stay limit in taxpayer-funded accommodation. However, this period will soon be limited to six months.
“Governor Healey is just making this change so he can confidently say he's doing something.”
Friday press release The Healey government framed the new policy as a cost-cutting measure to reduce taxpayer dollars spent on accommodation for local homeless families and illegal alien families. Ultimately, the administration's stated goal is to phase out the use of hotels and motels from the state's shelter model, which has become redundant amid the ongoing immigration crisis.
The administration claimed the measure would “help more families find stable, permanent housing.”
From December 10, families will be placed in either the “Rapid Shelter Track,” which offers a 30-day stay for those who can afford “self-sufficient permanent housing,” or the “Bridge Shelter Track,” which offers a six-month stay. ”. Provide housing for “high-risk families and people with more complex needs”.
Mr Healey said: “In recent years, the state's family protection system has grown to an increasingly unsustainable size. We have taken significant steps to curb that growth, with tangible results. “The size of the system remains stable across the state.'' Last year, families no longer relied on emergency departments or airports for shelter, and all shelters now have service providers instead of relying on the National Guard. ”
“More work needs to be done to ensure that Massachusetts taxpayers do not continue to be dragged into this federal issue. The changes we are making will reduce costs, phase out the use of hotels, and will be able to better meet the needs of families,” Mr Healy added. .
“There is clearly a consensus that shelters should be short-term, infrequent and non-recurring,” Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said.
Paul Craney of the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance told Blaze News that the Healey administration's announcement is “window dressing” and will “do little to stop illegal and undocumented immigrants from coming to Massachusetts.” spoke.
“They want taxpayer-funded housing and generous benefits,” Craney said. “Governor Healey is just making this change so she can pretend she's doing something. In fact, what she's been doing since being elected governor is making things even more difficult. It’s making things worse.”
“Under the governor's watch, we expanded extremely generous benefits for undocumented and undocumented immigrants, making our country a top destination in the nation,” he continued. “If the governor wants to do something about Massachusetts being a top magnet state in the nation, he should work with a new administration that is trying to fix the problem.”
Healey said earlier this month that state police would “absolutely not cooperate” with President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plan. She vowed to use “every tool in the toolbox” to “protect” illegal aliens from the incoming administration's efforts.
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