Maine Tax Dollars Paying for New Apartments for Non Citizens

[Riley.]

absolutely outrageous.

[mainegrl2011]

I think some are confused/ignorant of the facts/truth and not keeping up with the current situation. Reread the title of the thread. There is a similar thread in the Portland, Maine subforum. This isn't about the race or skin color of the non citizens. It is about the tax dollars paid by U.S. citizens funding no rent apartments and more for families who are non citizens. There are U.S. citizens (including veterans) who are homeless.

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by mrshadow914

Lets be real, what kind of "non citizens" does Maine really have, French Canadians? It sure as hell ain't Latinos or Asians. The state is 95% White!

For about ten years, Maine has had a couple of cities designated as relocation centers for immigrants.

One of our posters was on a school board and posted saying that school district must now have translators / ESL teachers for 23 different languages.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Submariner

But for the past two years, each of our tenants has been using Emergency rent relief funds to pay their rent. They come to me asking for an apartment, they show proof of a job, and I hand them a lease. In nearly every case they quit their job and apply for free money from the state.

I thought all that money has dried up? How are single (supposedly able bodied) people still able to collect from the state like that?

[Submariner]

Originally Posted by massnative71

I thought all that money has dried up? How are single (supposedly able bodied) people still able to collect from the state like that?

The flow of Federal money into this pot may have dwindled, but it takes a while for the pot to run empty.

Then they turn to the city to beg for relief from the city's 'General assistance' fund. Citys have been getting a lot of funding from the state earmarked for EV charging stations [our nearest city has already installed eight of them]. But they freely divert that money to any other purpose.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by Submariner

The flow of Federal money into this pot may have dwindled, but it takes a while for the pot to run empty.

Then they turn to the city to beg for relief from the city's 'General assistance' fund. Citys have been getting a lot of funding from the state earmarked for EV charging stations [our nearest city has already installed eight of them]. But they freely divert that money to any other purpose.

Sad.