Some residents in Brunswick, Maine are reportedly not happy with officials for providing millions of dollars on homes for immigrants while the state's US citizens are struggling.
Construction has been underway for a $13 million dollar complex of apartments for asylum seekers, where they can live rent free for two years.
“You have all these houses being built. That's discrimination, in my eyes,” a resident, identified as “George” said at a recent town council meeting.
“My cousin, my ex-wife, my friend, my black friend, my white friend, any friend. They have to follow the standards of this – if they want to go to a place in Brunswick they need three years of tax returns. First month (rent), last month (rent), Social Security – this, that -it’s a battle, nobody can live. But now you are going to just fill these houses with people that don’t have any of that. They are not even from here. Hate to say it – half of them are illegal.”
“So what’s going on? Am I too white? Is that what it is? Do I work too much? What's the discrimination factor?”
“Where is my two years of free stuff?” he added.
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There are apartments in the Brunswick Landing complex currently available for anyone to rent. A one bedroom unit costs $1,895 a month, while a two-bedroom costs $2,295 a month.
WGME-TV reports the immigrant housing plan calls for 30 one-bedroom and 30 two-bedroom units across five buildings in the development currently under construction.
MaineHousing claims $2 million from a previous state supplemental budget will be used to pay the rent for two years.
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