Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces growing criticism over her state’s new rent subsidy, which gives landlords up to $500 when they rent to immigrants, after an illegal immigrant was accused of murdering a woman in Michigan. confronting.
Michigan’s website states, “Many refugees and other newcomers face significant housing issues. This program will increase access to better, more affordable housing opportunities and help refugee and other newcomers to Michigan to more quickly integrate,” the state’s website states. reported This week’s Midwestern paper.
The website describes the New Tenant Rental Subsidy Program as “providing rental assistance of up to $500 per month for up to 12 months to eligible households in refugee and other new tenant populations, based on immigration status and household income. ” he explains.
To be a beneficiary of this program, applicants must be refugees, asylees, special immigrant visa holders, victims of human trafficking, Cuban and Haitian immigrants, Afghans, or Ukrainian humanitarian parolees. Must have a “qualified status of residence” including:
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with migrants at the southern border. (Getty Images)
guidance from the country An individual or household can participate in the program for up to 12 months, and an individual or household of two people can receive a credit of $300 per month, and a household of up to six people can receive a credit of up to $500 per month. says. .
Landlords will be issued payments through a system known as SIGMA and have the option of receiving their payments electronically or by check.
“Payments will be made in three monthly installments, with the first payment made when your application is approved,” the guidance explains. Thereafter, additional payment will be made.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivers the State of the State Address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on January 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Al Gordis)
Whitmer’s critics have slammed the show, citing several high-profile cases of crimes committed by illegal immigrants, including a recent murder in Michigan believed to have been committed illegally by a man in the United States. Based on this, safety concerns were raised.
“Gretchen Whitmer is enabling Joe Biden’s open border policies by handing out cash to those who take in unvetted illegal immigrants, arguably endangering the safety of our neighborhoods and communities. Tudor Dixon, who is running as a Republican for governor against Whitmer in 2022, told Fox News Digital.
“Less than a week after the murder of Ruby Garcia, Ms. Whitmer should immediately halt this program and demand that Biden secure the border for the benefit of Michiganders.”
Brandon Ortiz Vito, an illegal immigrant who was deported to Mexico in 2020. recently charged Charges of felony murder, open murder, carjacking, carrying a concealed weapon and use of a firearm are charges after the body of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia was found on Route 131 in downtown Grand Rapids earlier this month.
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Brandon Ortiz Vito, 25, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Ruby Garcia, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds Friday. (Kent County Jail/GoFundMe)
“Instead of focusing on border security and safe communities, the Whitmer administration has focused on subsidizing housing not just for refugees but for everyone who has applied for asylum, more than half of whom are routinely denied, and the state “It seems like the focus is on covering the population decline of the United States,” state Rep. Andrew Fink, a Michigan Republican who recently proposed a bill that would effectively ban sanctuary cities, told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to Whitmer’s office multiple times for comment, but did not receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Kyle Morris contributed to this report
