While several cities in the United States are facing serious economic problems in dealing with illegal immigration, Columbus, Ohiohas received a significant grant to address this situation.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency allocated $6.6 million for the city of Columbus, Ohio, to improve its programs to assist undocumented migrants who have arrived in its territory.
Columbus is not a sanctuary citythat is, those territories in which their authorities are more flexible with the application of migration policies and do not share information with those in charge of exercising control over the entry and stay of migrants in the country.
Despite not belonging to the club of sanctuary cities, Columbus and its authorities decided lend a hand to undocumented immigrants Although many people disagreed, the lack of money has been one of the biggest problems for the city government and, of course, for the migrants, who mostly come from Latin American countries.
Transiting through different states has been a custom in the harsh immigration reality of the undocumented, a clear example of this are the migrants who from Texas o New York They have traveled half the country to arrive by bus to a state where a city will accept them and take care of their basic needs and legal immigration processes.
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Migrant tent camps were replaced by actions in which their stay in decent housing is financed, but the prolonged payment of these It has been a problem for a city that ran out of funds For this reason, part of the subsidy will be used to pay rent.
Columbus City Mayor Andrew Gintherassured that the subsidy will be of enormous help because it will be able to meet many needs and better serve migrants, while not putting pressure on the city’s finances.
