{"id":1568293,"date":"2022-07-24T06:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568293"},"modified":"2022-07-24T07:20:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T11:20:16","slug":"betsy-mccaughey-government-using-charities-to-hide-just-how-much-money-is-going-to-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/betsy-mccaughey-government-using-charities-to-hide-just-how-much-money-is-going-to-illegal-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Betsy McCaughey: Government Using Charities to Hide Just How Much Money Is Going to Illegal Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbetsy-mccaughey-government-using-charities-to-hide-just-how-much-money-is-going-to-illegal-immigration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1568293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you\u2019re a taxpayer \u2014 in New York or anywhere in the US \u2013 you\u2019re getting scammed by groups like United Way, Catholic Charities and the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN). You may think these are charities. Truth is, these groups are hauling in millions in taxpayer dollars \u2014 your money \u2014 under government contracts to facilitate illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s money laundering. Democratic politicians want to maximize illegal immigration, but they don\u2019t want their fingerprints on it. The remedy:\u00a0pay so-called charities that will do the\u00a0 work for them.\u00a0Who\u2019s in on this scam? President Joe Biden, and politicians across the country including Gov. Kathy Hochul, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and our own Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>Even before crossing the border, migrants still in Mexico are being handed debit cards loaded with $800 a month to enable them to pay for necessities. The gift cards are distributed by the non-profit <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/12\/bidens-welcome-program-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organization for Migration<\/a>, thanks to money provided by the US State Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After crossing and surrendering to US Border agents, many migrants are directed to Catholic Charities, which provides them with hotel rooms, meals and clothing, and sometimes pays for their bus or plane tickets to their chosen destinations.\u00a0 Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley\u00a0 explains that the mission is merely to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thetablet.org\/law-firm-urges-court-to-protect-ministry-from-texas-governors-order-sister-norma-pimentel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">give a cup of water in Jesus\u2019 name.\u201d <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who can argue with that?\u00a0 Except that the money isn\u2019t coming from the Sunday collection basket.\u00a0Sister Pimentel admits her organization is reimbursed by the federal government. It\u2019s coming from taxpayers, who have no clue they\u2019re supporting this operation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-869-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-869-1.jpg\" alt=\"Children in Rio Grande River\" class=\"wp-image-23171361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-869-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-869-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-869-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Children in the Rio Grande were rescued after attempting to cross into the US. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Texans such as Congressman Lance Gooden <a href=\"http:\/\/oxnews.com\/politics\/texas-rep-good-presses-catholic-charities-ngo-border-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blame these organizations<\/a> for \u201cfueling the drastic increases in illegal immigration across our southern border and throughout the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Texas and Arizona are busing migrants to the nation\u2019s capital. Meeting the buses there are staff from CARECEN, a far left group funded almost entirely by government contracts, and Catholic Charities.\u00a0 These groups hand out \u00a0gift cards and food packages, direct migrants to shelters or hotel rooms, or help them buy tickets to other destinations.\u00a0Who pays for all this?\u00a0 FEMA \u2014 the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a government agency that funnels money through the nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA\u2019s Emergency Food and Services Program board includes Catholic Charities and United Way, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/local\/dc\/norton-introduce-bill-would-provide-humanitarian-assistance-migrants-bused-district-dc\/65-0bfd743f-b0bb-40c6-8966-cc6ebd8c8dd1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pass the money to local nonprofits <\/a>serving illegal immigrants.\u00a0FEMA has already provided $2.2 million in humanitarian funding for this purpose in the DC area.<\/p>\n<p>On to the New York area, where the Biden administration has been flying in illegal immigrants on charter flights in the dead of night. After these flights land, usually at Westchester County airport in White Plains, migrants get on chartered buses, and head off to destinations across the region, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/23\/white-house-continues-clandestine-migrant-flights-to-nyc\/\">including several Catholic Charities facilities.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-870.jpg\" alt=\"Man saves migrants struggling in Rio Grande River\" class=\"wp-image-23171358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-870.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-870.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-870.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Organization for Migration distributes debit cards to migrants prior to crossing the border. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cccsny.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2018-12\/2017%20CCCS%20Financials.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catholic Charities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intellispect.co\/organizations\/112705005-central-american-refugee-center-carecen-ny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CARECEN<\/a>\u00a0are funded largely by government contracts, not private donations, \u00a0their financial statements reveal Gov. Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-announces-87-million-new-grants-support-naturalization-and-other-legal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supports both these organizations<\/a> through her Office for New Americans.<\/p>\n<p>CARECEN\u2019s stated mission is especially revealing. It includes voter registration and civic engagement.\u00a0Translation: adding to the rolls of Democratic Party voters.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams was bemoaning the surge of illegal migrants coming into the homeless shelter system. But don\u2019t take Adams\u2019 protestations seriously. It\u2019s Democratic Party theatrics. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg\" alt=\"Migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande river receive help from volunteer.\" class=\"wp-image-23171356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/border-relocation-868.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Texas congressman has blamed these organizations for the surge in migrants. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">James Keivom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York is required to provide shelter to anyone \u2013 from anywhere \u2013 who has no other place to sleep.\u00a0 That\u2019s thanks to lawsuits brought by nonprofits such as the Coalition for the Homeless.\u00a0 Who funds the Coalition? <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/611118307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York City and New York State<\/a>.\u00a0The Coalition is a quasi-government actor posing as a charity.\u00a0It\u2019s the city suing the city. The losers are taxpayers, who foot the bill for the charade.<\/p>\n<p>And Americans already here who need a helping hand, such as Jeffrey Harris, a 56-year-old vet <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/19\/adams-calls-on-biden-as-nyc-shelters-overrun-with-migrants\/\">living in one of the shelters<\/a>. \u201cIf we can\u2019t take care of the homeless here, how can we take immigrants,\u201d he fumed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a taxpayer \u2014 in New York or anywhere in the US \u2013 you\u2019re getting scammed by groups like United Way, Catholic Charities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1568293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1568293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1568293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1568293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}