Washington DC - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal officials to reconsider a newly proposed public housing rule that could worsen homelessness and force some families of mixed citizenship status to separate.
La carta de los senadores de Oregón al Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD), Ben Carson, responde a una regla propuesta el mes pasado por el departamento que prohibiría a las familias en las que al menos un miembro es indocumentado acceder a viviendas subsidiadas.
Current rules already prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving federal housing subsidies, but this new rule would prevent families with mixed status from living in subsidized housing. If enforced, entire families, including children, would be forced to vacate their homes.
“This misguided approach runs counter to HUD’s mission and breaks with the sensible policies the Department has had in place for over two decades under both Republican and Democratic administrations,” Wyden and Merkley wrote in a letter signed by 17 other senators. “This is nothing more than an attempt to advance a dangerous agenda that targets and scapegoats the immigrant community.
“This change does nothing to address the affordable housing crisis and may actually take assistance away from eligible immigrants and citizens,” ellos escribieron. “Obligar a los niños estadounidenses a quedarse sin hogar no resuelve ningún problema de vivienda, sino que crea otros nuevos y probablemente terminaría costando más en servicios para personas sin hogar y gastos de atención médica relacionados con el trauma”.
También firmaron la carta los senadores Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edward Markey ( D-MA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D- MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) y Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Una copia de la carta es aquí.
Una versión web de este comunicado es aquí.
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