Posted on 02/20/2024 2:40:54 AM PST by Libloather
New documents show the rising public cost of sheltering migrants in Massachusetts, as the state grapples with a strain on its emergency shelter system.
The state has 17 contracts totaling $116 million to house migrant families through June, including a no-bid $10 million contract for a company providing meals, CBS News Boston reported, citing documents obtained by the outlet.
In some cases, the state is paying hotels $64 per person each day for meals, including $16 for breakfast, $17 for lunch and $31 for dinner.
Last August, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey declared a state of emergency, saying the state had more than 20,000 migrants in its shelter system.
Capacity overruns have necessitated the use of hotels for emergency shelter, but earlier this month the state opened a new temporary facility with 400 beds in Boston's Melnea Cass Recreational Center.
It followed reports that migrants were being forced to sleep on cots at Logan Airport, underscoring the humanitarian crisis and strain on the state's resources.
Similar to New York, Massachusetts has a longstanding Right to Shelter law mandating that the state provide emergency shelter to families in desperate need.
The law requires emergency shelter to include basic cooking facilities, and if it does not, as in the case of some hotels, the state has to step in and contract for food to be delivered.
CBS affiliate WBZ found that one catering vendor, Spinelli Ravioli Manufacturing Company in East Boston, was awarded a $10 million six-month no-bid contract to provide and deliver meals.
'As an approved state vendor, Spinelli's was contacted at the onset of the crisis,' the company told WBZ.
'We are not the exclusive meal vendor and do not have a guaranteed contract, or financial agreement, beyond this initial emergency period,' the statement added.
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Here’s my proposal. Set up Jimmy Carter tent cities in downtown Boston, downtown Chicago, at the Vermont-Canadian border, Portland Maine, Providence, RI and Long Island. Move all (fake) asylum seekers there from all over the US. Army Corp of engineers build Asylum Hearing Courthouses. Start processing the asylum claims 24/7; those denied claims release into Canada where there is plenty of room, free health care and a lot of snow to shovel.
BTW - has anyone seen a copy of the environmental impact statement by the US givernment on the deleterious impact of illegal aliens? How is the US going to reduce its carbon footprint with the addition of millions of people? Will illegal aliens be traded countries for carbon credits?
Chronic Rectal-Cranial Inversion seems to be the most serious healthcare issue in this country. Strikes liberals and lifer government types the hardest.
I’ll bet they are not spending that on high quality food, but someone’s pockets are getting very well lined.
One of the Food Delivery guys called Howie Carr last week - the majority of the meals he delivers are not eaten by the migrants and gets thrown away.
That’s what I had
Used a jar of my own canned tomatoes in it
Cheap, filling and yummy
“has anyone seen a copy of the environmental impact statement by the US givernment on the deleterious impact of illegal aliens?”
This topic has a fascinating history.
The anti illegal alien folks have tried to make this case for quite a while:
https://www.fairus.org/issue/population-environment/environmental-impact
The Sierra Club was anti illegal immigration until 1996.
They were still actively debating it when this article was published in 2004:
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/us/bitter-division-for-sierra-club-on-immigration.html
Of course now they lick the boots of the plutocrats and obey the orders of their masters.
ANYTHING but American taxpayer’s money for American taxpayers!!
Please do not use the term “migrants”.
They are illegal invaders.
Speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth FRiend.
Even if it’s state taxpayer money
Politicians decided to rob all money to buy themselves political power with foreigners
Yeah, those are good stuff - I’ve used them before
Politician kickbacks anyone?
Rolling, rolling, rolling. Keep those buses rolling.
Had to check the GSA Per Diem rates to make sure these illegals weren’t getting more for meals per day than the government daily rate for Boston which is $79/day ($59/travel day(s)).
$10M no-bid contract to a family business with an reception hall and pasta manufacturing business.
My guess is the contractor has an even better deal than the illegals.
Seriously, who would ever stay there again?
$59.25/travel days)
Saul Alinsky: Make your enemies live up to their own rules.
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