Homelessness will rise in more than 100 places in the United States by 2023, driven by the influx of new immigrants into U.S. cities, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Cities such as Chicago, Miami, Boston and Phoenix have seen a surge in homelessness this year as COVID-19 programs end and an influx of migrants across the southern border continues. according to to the WSJ. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered more than 1 million migrants at the border in the first five months of fiscal 2023.
According to the WSJ, Chicago reportedly had 2,200 immigrants in homeless shelters earlier this year, up 58% from a year earlier. A vote to spend $51 million to help immigrants in the city caused an uproar at the city council in May, as locals complained that the city needed to focus on the homeless problem. (Related: A dozen GOP states suing Biden administration over recent border policy, claiming it ‘encourages more border crossings’)
Temporarily established by Denver Shelter The arrival of 4,000 migrants into the city in December resulted in homeless shelters being overcrowded and a state of emergency being declared.Homeless shelter in Boston Overwhelm They were immigrants, many of whom are now housed in hotels.
New York and Los Angeles, the cities with the highest homeless numbers in 2022, haven’t yet reported homeless numbers this year, according to the WSJ. New York City has helped more than 72,000 immigrants, according to Democratic Mayor Eric Adams. sought Suspend the city’s 90-day evacuation provision because it failed to respond to the influx of immigrants. About half of the 93,000 people in shelters in the city are migrants.
DENVER, Colorado – March 24, 2017: An Amtrak California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station on March 24, 2017 in Denver during the approximately 52-hour daily 3,438-mile journey from Chicago to Emeryville/San Francisco. A homeless camp is seen as you leave. , America. (Photo Credit: Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending immigrant buses to sanctuary cities such as Denver, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Democratic Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, is busing immigrants to New York, as is Democratic El Paso. Mayor Oscar Rieser.
In addition to surges in immigration, the increase in homelessness in U.S. cities has also been linked to rising housing costs and the end of COVID-19-related safeguards, such as moratoriums on evictions, according to the WSJ.
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