House Democrats accuse Ben Carson of throwing children on the street with immigration rule
by Colin Wilhelm
| May 21, 2019 01:09 PM
House Democrats accused Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Tuesday of moving to take away housing from U.S. citizens, especially children, with a proposed rule targeting subsidies for illegal immigrants and their families.
“Your plan to create vacancies by making [an estimated] 55,000 American children homeless is among the most damaging proposals I have ever seen in public policy, and quite frankly I find it despicable,†Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., told Carson at a Financial Services Committee hearing. “By evicting mixed-status households, you will rip apart families and throw children on the street.â€
Carson defended the rulemaking as following law to prevent illegal immigrants from receiving housing subsidies and prioritizing the needs of other U.S. citizens.
“The secretary has the duty to end assistance if he finds that someone is violating that,†Carson said.
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