Q of the Day: Why are Migrants Being Given Priority Over America's Homeless and Poor?
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
February 2, 2023 4:09pm CST
I heard recently that in New York City migrants have been put up in an exclusive hotel while awaiting transfer to homeless shelters. I understand this is only temporary while accommodations are being made to house them, but should not United States citizens who are not here illegally, be given the same courtesy when first finding themselves without a place to live?
Did you know there are around 60,000 U.S. homeless now on the streets of NYC and I would think some might like the same treatment afforded the migrants. What's bewildering to me is some of these new arrivals are protesting being sent to a specially built facility to house them. Instead of being grateful for shelter, heat, and bathrooms, they want to stay for free at the taxpayer's expense in a luxury hotel, as they feel (in their opinion) the facility does not meet their standards. So, they block the street and stay there in protest. 
I bet some of the homeless who were actually born here would trade their current NYC shelters for a custom food menu representing their cultural background. My opinion is some gratitude is in order. Getting free health care, education, entertainment, and a host of other services from the city is more than many low-income citizens and homeless will receive. And yet, some of these illegal immigrants act entitled and forget they should not be here in the first place. After all, they criminally crossed over the border into the United States to get here.
Why aren't we doing more to help people in this country instead of "bending over backwards" for people from other countries?
Just a thought!
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I bet some of the homeless who were actually born here would trade their current NYC shelters for a custom food menu representing their cultural background. My opinion is some gratitude is in order. Getting free health care, education, entertainment, and a host of other services from the city is more than many low-income citizens and homeless will receive. And yet, some of these illegal immigrants act entitled and forget they should not be here in the first place. After all, they criminally crossed over the border into the United States to get here.
Why aren't we doing more to help people in this country instead of "bending over backwards" for people from other countries?
Just a thought!
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10 responses
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
5 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 All countries can do better and I know that knowing that they are all doing the same is not a solution. Here in Europe ALL countries do the same. The immigrants are used as pawns to gain votes. The "GOOD" are those who say that we must let them all come in. The "BAD" are the countries who are trying to impose rules. We never had women raped in Italy in the past, now there is one every day. Who are the rapers? Always the same, the immigrants from Africa. For them the women are toys to use and to throw.
We have too many fake refugees from Ukraine.Those people do not even live in the war zone. They come here for a well paid vacation. When they have enough they go back home, without even with a "thank you, stupid taxpayers".
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
8 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 We need to check first those that we let come in and they MUST find a job if they want to live in our country. I see no reasons why those who work should maintain them.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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5 Feb 23
Saying that it's the same in all countries does not seem like an effective solution to me. I just think America can do better! My impression is that immigrants entering the country (in the US at least) should not be used as political pawns by either party to gain votes. Immigrants should be entering for good reasons, be thoroughly processed, and wait their turn in line for entry. Generations ago that was how it was done here. If it was good enough then, it should be good now.
Letting so many illegal aliens into the U.S. takes away resources to really help out our homeless and those living in poverty. That income could be used to fund better facilities, provide job training and help for those suffering from mental health problems.
I do completely agree that many refugees have no valid reason for crossing borders into other European countries. As you say, they are not in poverty (perhaps even well-off) but sneak in any way to take advantage of that country's good intentions.
Thanks for responding and expressing your views...
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
3 Feb 23
Maybe they just don't have anywhere else to house them temporarily where they can provide enough bathroom facilities, etc. Just a thought.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Feb 23
@LindaOHio That is a no brainer.
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Feb 23
This a hard issue to rationalize. I had heard of some churches putting immigrants up in hotels but not the government. If these immigrants are here illegally that really needs to be addressed.
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 .......I agree. The gov. needs to make some serious rulings.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
2 Feb 23
Yes they are doing this around the world DB. I keep up on this as I am very concerned for America's homeless.
These new arrivals have been told that they come first..this is the present agenda of those that are in power..The new arrivals are not grateful, they are greedy period.
And my thought is..I believe it is engineered, done by design to bring them here and break Americans.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Feb 23
Precisely OT! This influx of illegals coming in is definitely by design. They are being used as political pawns by both parties to gain future votes. And who suffers, the homeless and poverty-stricken US citizens.
Letting so many illegal aliens into the U.S. takes away resources to really help out our homeless and those living in poverty. That income could be used to fund better facilities, provide job training and help for those suffering from mental health problems.
Thanks for your input OT. 
We are on the same page on this issue!
We are on the same page on this issue!1 person likes this
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
6 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 Welcome DB. Oh yes we are, I have observed your thoughts on these things, and I appreciate them so much.
Many wear willful blindfolds around this issue and many others, and are against their fellow Americans.
It truly is disgusting.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Feb 23
I agree with you it should be first the citizens have places to live and then the migrants,
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 but there always seems to be a plus and a minus in these cases and also depending on the immigrants. My parents were immigrants from Europe after WWII. They got help getting settled and getting jobs. After that they were on their own. My parents like other Latvians did amazingly well. However, many years down the line came Russian immigrants sometimes in the late 1970s if I remember right. Our apartment building had several apartments taken by these Russians. One day my mom noticed a car pulled up and the Russians from the building walked out stood in line and were handed out groceries. Latvians who came to NY in the 1950s never got this kind of help or assistance.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Feb 23
Thanks for expressing your opinion on this topic Rasma. I'm afraid the current policies of open borders and accommodation lead to a glut of people in this country who are taking priority, and this is not helping our own poverty stricken and homeless citizens. Mainstream media I believe is assisting this administration in covering up the hordes of illegals crossing over by not showing video and reporting on this to American citizens. I feel this will only exasperate this chaotic situation.
I hope Americans wise up to what is going on and notify their representatives that these policies are not fair to our citizens in need..
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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7 Feb 23
@RasmaSandra Well, at least the immigrants coming into the U.S. during your time were processed and vetted better than in this current administration.
One thing is for sure if these policies continue on letting so many illegal aliens into the U.S. it will take away resources to really help out our homeless and those living in poverty. That income could be used to fund better facilities, provide job training and help for those suffering from mental health problems.
Immigrants should be entering for good reasons, be thoroughly processed, and wait their turn in line for entry. Generations ago that was how it was done here. If it was good enough then, it should be good now. Otherwise, it leads to a glut of people in this country who are taking priority. . I feel this will only exasperate this chaotic situation.
Thanks for providing me with an example of your own experience. Very interesting!
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Feb 23
It does bother me that leaders of some cities give migrants from other nations top priority over homeless persons in our nation.
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@Deepizzaguy (122256)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Feb 23
@dgobucks226 You are welcome.
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@kaylachan (84828)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Feb 23
One of the issues, is Americans get a rap for being to prideful, and not willing to ask for help. They know it was a series of actions that lead them to be homeless in the first place, and they may not like their circumstances, but rarely admit it. And, either lose hope, or try to get out of the whole they dug themselves in. New York is a prime example of this.
You have people on the other hand, who flea from their own countries because of how they were treated, or leaving a more dangerous situation . They flea to America, knowing that if they were to ask for the help, it would be freely given. This leads some to become entitled, because they flea with an expiation in mind.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Feb 23
That is one way of looking at it... I see things rather differently though. Out 60,000 New York homeless I'd would think many realize pride is not going to find them a job, find them comfortable shelter or feed their hunger. So, I believe many are asking for help, but are not receiving adequate help from the government and states.
As far as the reasons for leaving their respective countries, I still have doubts that so many are leaving because of persecution, the reason we grant asylum in the first place. No, my view is quite a number are seeking the economic opportunity the U.S. can provide them, and the free services they will receive from this administration and the states that support illegals entering the country without being thoroughly processed and waiting their turn in line for entry. Generations ago that was how it was done here. If it was good enough then, it should be good now.
I'm afraid the current policies of open borders and accommodation lead to a glut of people in this country who are taking priority, and this is not helping our own poverty stricken and homeless citizens. Mainstream media I believe is assisting this administration in covering up the hordes of illegals crossing over by not showing video and reporting on this to American citizens. I feel this will only exasperate this chaotic situation.
Thanks for providing you viewpoint on the homeless crisis and why immigrants are illegally entering into the United States.
@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
3 Feb 23
I hate to say this, but the migrants will probably accept the help, while the homeless Americans just want money to feed their addiction. I saw a guy stop at an intersection, get out, and talk to a homeless guy, offering him help. (He had the name of the mission he worked for on his car.). The homeless guy turned him down. 
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Feb 23
Umm, I'm not sure that example can be applied to 60,000 New York homeless and people subsisting on the poverty level. There is truth to your statement, but as I see it, it can't be applied as an absolute reason for the homeless crisis in America.
I'm afraid the current policies of open borders and accommodation lead to a glut of people in this country who are taking priority, and this is not helping our own poverty stricken and homeless citizens. Mainstream media I believe is assisting this administration in covering up the hordes of illegals crossing over by not showing video and reporting on this to American citizens. I feel this will only exasperate this chaotic situation.
Thanks for expressing your viewpoint on the homeless crisis.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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6 Feb 23
I like that phrase and wish our current administration and politicians in general would not use illegal aliens as political pawns for either party to gain votes. Immigrants should be entering for good reasons, be throughly processed, and wait their turn in line for entry. Generations ago that was how it was done here. If it was good enough then, it should be good now.
Thanks for your feedback to my homeless question.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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1 Sep 23
Yes, true and many of these immigrants are single male adults not families who are here illegally. They should be sent back across the border not given free housing.
Thanks for your response!
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