Posted on 05/01/2024 11:48:31 AM PDT by John Semmens
In the sanctuary city of Denver, Colorado, Mayor Mike Johnson (D) announced that "we will provide a long-term, sustainable response to address the migrant crisis. This program will offer six months of free housing, food assistance, workforce training and more to the migrants currently in the city's shelter system as they wait for federal authorization to work."
Housing advocacy group Housekeys Action Network Denver (HAND) slammed Johnston, calling the City's efforts "inadequate." Willy Bastidas, a migrant, said "I think that it's insufficient. The mayor doesn't adequately represent immigrants' interests. He needs to listen to us and work with us toward a better solution."
In Santa Monica, California, Mayor Phil Brock is planning an apartment building for the homeless. The building is expected to cost $123 million to complete and will be able to house 122 families. Brock boasted that "bringing affordable and permanent supportive housing to city-owned land is a key step in our strategy to improve the City. I look forward to the next steps and ultimately seeing families move into these new homes and thrive." The move-in date is scheduled for 2030, providing the project can come in under budget and there are no environmental lawsuits or other potential roadblocks.
Santa Monica resident Albie Sheared wondered "whether million dollar apartments might be a bit pricey for housing the homeless? I mean, most working stiffs can't afford to live in homes that cost a million dollars apiece. Why should taxpayers have to finance such fancy digs for the drug addicts and crazies that comprise the majority of the homeless population?"
Mayor Brock tried to reassure his constituents that "while these new domiciles may cost a million dollars each, they will not be luxurious. Most of the cost will go toward funding the cost overruns typical of public projects--poor planning, over-priced materials, waste, fraud and abuse. The actual living spaces will be shabby."
In New York City, over 1,000 migrants, most from African countries, attended a City Council meeting, where they aired their grievances about the food and accommodations they've been provided since arriving in the city, and demanded the money, green cards and work visas they say they've been promised, and expressed anger that no city officials speak their native African languages. When one Council member asked "what motivated you to come here thinking the streets are paved in gold?" Several attendees responded "President Biden invited us to come to America." Another responded "I came on a plane President Biden sent to bring people from my country to America to vote in the elections. We were told we would be given money."
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