Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia offered an alternative solution to her city’s migrant crisis Thursday by volunteering the private homes of others.
Doing so, Mejia reasoned, would take advantage of places outside Boston that have more funds available to accommodate migrants. While the sanctuary city is currently struggling to support its own influx of migrants, Meija, a Democrat, said she believes the solution lies with Boston’s wealthier suburbs.
"Dedham, Wellesley, Brookline — cities and towns that have so much more resources than the city of Boston. People who actually have more financial support," she told NBC10 Boston. "We need to do everything in our power to make sure that we are setting them up for success or whatever success looks like."
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“So has Julia Mejia opened her doors?” commentator Paul Szypula asked. “Is she even a legal citizen herself? It’s amazing how leftists are so generous with other people’s homes. But when it comes to theirs they suddenly are nowhere to be found. No one should house illegals. They’re illegals. Deport them all.”
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Josh McBroom, a councilman in Naperville, Illinois, suggested the “affluent community” should take in migrant families seeking asylum in the city.
“I’m not going to support using other peoples’ money to house or aid. I do know there’s a lot of people who do care. I think we live in a compassionate community,” McBroom said last month. “We do have a very affluent community, a lot of big homes, and what I'd like to do is direct staff to create a signup sheet for individuals that would be willing to house migrant families.”
Boston Democrat calls on city's suburbs to take in migrants: 'More financial support'
Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia suggested Dedham, Wellesley and Brookline shoulder more of the responsibility.
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