This is a travesty -- I blame some of this on the 'slumlords' (such as Jared Kushner) who don't provide running water or proper sanitation within the dwellings. I truly feel for these people and it is an outrage.
I however, have a hard time feeling sorry for people who don't work and expect free water. Water is not free. You have to sink a well/septic system or connect to a municipality. I also blame the high cost that municipalities charge. In my area it costs over $20,000.00 to connect to city water and sewer and on top of that those that have well/septic are expected to pay to have those terminated.
Those that are here illegally I find little empathy or sympathy.
2 million Americans don’t have access to running water and basic plumbing More than 2 million people in the U.S. lack running water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a new report by the human-rights nonprofit DigDeep and the nonprofit U.S. Water Alliance — and race and poverty are key determinants of who has access to clean water and sanitation.
Native Americans are 19 times more likely to lack indoor plumbing than their white counterparts, putting them in the worst spot of any group, and African-American and Latinx households lack indoor plumbing at almost twice the rate of white households, the report found.
“The United States is home to some of the most reliable water and wastewater systems on earth, and many Americans believe access is universal,†the authors wrote. “But in fact, millions of the most vulnerable people in the country — low-income people in rural areas, people of color, tribal communities, immigrants — have fallen through the cracks.â€.........
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/2-million-americans-dont-have-access-to-running-water-and-basic-plumbing-2019-11-20?mod=home-page