{"id":1996725,"date":"2023-08-10T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-officials-ask-people-to-consider-taking-illegal-immigrants-into-their-homes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:30:39","slug":"massachusetts-officials-ask-people-to-consider-taking-illegal-immigrants-into-their-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-officials-ask-people-to-consider-taking-illegal-immigrants-into-their-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts officials urge public to consider housing undocumented immigrants."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fmassachusetts-officials-ask-people-to-consider-taking-illegal-immigrants-into-their-homes%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=1996725&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--><h2>Massachusetts Officials Call on Citizens to Open\u200d Their Homes to\u2064 Help Address Shelter\u2064 Shortage<\/h2>\n<p>Massachusetts officials are urgently seeking assistance from residents as the state \u2064grapples with a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyos-billion-dollar-olympic-stadium-nearly-empty-for-muted-opening-ceremonies\/\" title=\"Tokyo\u2019s Billion-Dollar Olympic Stadium Nearly Empty For \u2018Muted\u2019 Opening Ceremonies\">severe shortage<\/a>\u200c of\u2063 shelters for\u200c illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The plea to citizens \u2064was made\u2062 on \u200bWednesday, following Democratic Governor Maura Healey&#8217;s declaration of a\u2064 state\u200c of emergency regarding the migrant crisis.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll\u2064 emphasized\u200d the pressing need for housing and shelter,\u2062 urging residents to \u200dconsider hosting a family if they \u2064have an \u200cextra room or suite in their homes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Democrats of Massachusetts are now\u2064 calling on people\u2063 to house unvetted migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov Kim Driscoll: &#8220;If\u2062 you\u2062 have an extra room \u200bor suite in your home,\u2063 please\u2064 consider hosting a \u200bfamily.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/heJxdJIpZm\">pic.twitter.com\/heJxdJIpZm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Citizen Free \u200dPress (@CitizenFreePres)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1689622299291664385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206310, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Governor\u2063 Healey had previously mentioned the importance of\u200c residents stepping \u200dup to help when she declared \u200cthe state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis \u200dis a national issue that demands\u2064 a national response,\u201d Healey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/massachusetts-officials-ask-residents-lend-helping-hand-offer-migrants-extra-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during a\u200d press conference at \u2064the State \u2063House in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, we\u2019re simply asking the federal government to use the\u200b tools already\u2063 available to\u200d give these brave parents \u200ca chance to work and support their families. At the \u200bsame time,\u2062 we\u2019re calling on everyone \u200cin Massachusetts to come\u200b together, help \u2063us \u200dmeet this moment in our state, and offer a\u200b helping hand,\u201d Healey said.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain whether any Massachusetts residents have\u2062 responded to \u2063the\u200d state&#8217;s call and offered to house a \u200cmigrant family in\u2064 their home.<\/p>\n<p>The state of emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/08\/massachusetts-new-york-asylum-seekers-biden-00110278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will expedite<\/a> the process\u2064 of creating or renting\u2062 more migrant housing and allow\u200c the \u2062National Guard to intervene swiftly if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Healey stated\u2064 that the state currently provides shelter for nearly \u200d20,000 people, including many\u200b illegal \u200dimmigrants. The number of sheltered families has risen from 3,100 to\u2064 over 5,600 in \u2064the\u200b past year. Among those in need of \u2063shelter\u2062 are infants,\u200c young children, \u2064and pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 48 hours alone,\u200d approximately 50 migrant families <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/massachusetts-governor-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-influx-of-migrants-seeking-shelter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have arrived<\/a> in \u2063Massachusetts by plane from other states, according to\u200d Healey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s \u200cexponentially more than our state \u2064has \u2064ever served in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stimulus-update-second-direct-payment-worth-up-to-400-to-be-paid-to-massachusetts-residents-in-24-days\/\" title=\"Stimulus update: Second direct payment worth up to 0 to be paid to Massachusetts residents in 24 days\">emergency assistance program<\/a>,\u201d she said.\u2063 \u201cThese \u2064numbers are being driven by a surge in new arrivals \u2064in our\u2064 country who \u200dhave been through some of the \u2064hardest journeys imaginable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts has a 1983 \u201cright-to-shelter\u201d law that \u2064mandates the immediate housing \u200bof eligible\u2062 families with children, regardless of shelter \u200davailability.<\/p>\n<p>The governor \u200dattributed\u200d the crisis\u2063 to the slow pace\u200b of work \u200dauthorizations,\u2062 which can take \u2062months. Healey wrote to\u200b Homeland \u200bSecurity Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-officials-ask-people-to-consider-taking-illegal-immigrants-into-their-homes\/\" title=\"Massachusetts officials urge public to consider housing undocumented immigrants.\">requesting expedited work clearance<\/a> for migrants and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-scraps-investigation-into-yales-discriminatory-admissions-process\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Scraps Investigation Into Yale\u2019s Discriminatory Admissions Process\">financial assistance<\/a> from the federal\u200d government.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u2063 this\u200c year, migrants\u2064 in\u2062 Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/news\/2022\/12\/22\/family-shelter-emergency-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began<\/a> seeking refuge in emergency rooms due to \u200dlack\u200b of overnight accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the state of emergency \u2064declaration, Massachusetts had\u200b taken several drastic measures to house migrants, including \u200dutilizing motels,\u2064 vacant college dormitories, two new &#8220;welcome centers,&#8221; and the military base \u2062on Cape \u200bCod, which received 49\u2063 migrants from Florida last \u200dautumn.<\/p>\n<p>Many\u200b migrants from Haiti have chosen to head to\u2064 Massachusetts, likely due\u2063 to the \u2062large Haitian population in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Other states and cities are also struggling with \u2062an influx of illegal immigrants in \u2063need of shelter.<\/p>\n<p>New York City is on the verge\u2062 of reaching its\u200d capacity as\u200c it currently houses 55,000\u200d migrants at its own expense,\u200d putting a\u2062 strain on homeless shelters.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, NYC Democratic Mayor Eric Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nyc-migrants-island-fb600f49fad3cb4ca5cf6c3af74f017a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> plans to establish a tent \u2063city on Randalls Island in the East River, with the capacity to accommodate up to \u20642,000 adult migrants. \u2062He described the effort as a &#8220;Herculean&#8221; task \u200cto secure enough shelter beds\u2064 every \u2063night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts officials urge residents to offer shelter to illegal immigrants due to a severe housing shortage. The plea follows the state of emergency declaration by Democratic Governor Maura Healey. 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