Record numbers of illegal aliens entering the U.S. are contributing to skyrocketing homelessness numbers.
In FY2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received 10.9 million filings and completed more than 10 million pending cases– both record-breaking numbers in the agency’s history.
The Biden-Harris administration is also on track to hit 10 million encounters at America’s borders nationwide well before the end of the fiscal year, and nearly 2 million known gotaways have evaded U.S. Border Patrol under the Biden-Harris administration.
American cities are simply not equipped to deal with the huge influx of illegal aliens. As it is, the average city does not have enough resources — including affordable housing, shelters, and money — with the result being that many people are being left on the street to fend for themselves.
According to polling by The Dallas Express, roughly 75% of Dallas voters view homelessness, vagrancy, and aggressive panhandling as “major” problems issues in the City.
The poll also indicated that respondents generally favor “one-stop-shop” homeless service models, which have prove to be successful in reducing unsheltered homelessness by 77% in San Antonio’s downtown area. Some local stakeholders are considering implementing this model in Dallas, but it’s unclear whether city officials will support this initiative.
The New York Post reports on the continued national increase in homelessness following record numbers last year. Here’s the start of the story:
Illegal migrants flooding the US are contributing to what could be the highest number of homeless in the country since the data was first recorded, with cities draining their coffers to fund shelters, a report says.
At least 550,000 people were reported homeless in January — the same month the US notched the highest number ever of border crossings, according to an analysis by the Wall Street Journal.
The disturbing homeless figure was at least 10% more than January 2023, a year that had the highest overall annual tally since 2007, when the government started reporting its own figures, the outlet noted.
This past January’s tally will presumably end up even higher, since not every city, including the Big Apple, which has a significant homeless population, has reported its data to the government yet.
Given the trend, the country is on track to surpass 2023’s overall dismal historic US homeless figure of 653,000, the report suggested.
The hordes of homeless have swelled along with the record numbers of migrants illegally crossing the border and then claiming asylum and being bussed to cities such as New York, Chicago, Boston and Denver, straining public coffers and bringing crime and gang violence to the streets.