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Special Report: Nearly 4,000 students homeless as Boston crisis deepens
Boston Herald ^ | August 15, 2016 | Kathleen McKiernan

Posted on 08/15/2016 4:42:04 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

After a three-day stint in Lynn, the family moved on to the emergency room of Boston Children’s Hospital, where they tried to blend in among the waiting patients and hospital staff.

“We went to go sleep at Boston Children’s Hospital,” Nicole said. “It was so embarrassing.”

“We sat down in the emergency room and didn’t say anything. I told my mom I felt embarrassed,” Jose said. “My mom went to the receptionist and talked to a social worker. They gave us a fake checkup and gave us two rooms to sleep in for only one night.”

The next day, Children’s Hospital helped the family find shelter at a motel in Brighton. For the next month and a half, they became one of roughly 300 families stashed away in state-funded motel and hotel rooms across Massachusetts.

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KEYWORDS: boston; herewegoagain; homeless; ma
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"Students."
1 posted on 08/15/2016 4:42:04 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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WTF?? Massachusetts is the VENEZUELA of AMerica!! It is NIRVANA!!


2 posted on 08/15/2016 4:43:56 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

DEVAL PATRICK IS TO BLAME!!!


3 posted on 08/15/2016 4:44:17 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

This isn’t a story about ‘Boston Families’ or ‘Students’....it is about ILLEGALS, period. These people aren’t American Citizens.


4 posted on 08/15/2016 4:51:33 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ConservativeStatement

Homeless stories pop up all over as elections draw nearer. Damn greedy Republicans!


5 posted on 08/15/2016 4:52:39 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Ann Archy

Imagine if Patrick, the Kennedys or the Clintons opened their compounds to these poor unfortunate souls. Take ‘em all in. The neighbors who put “Celebrate Diversity” and “Co-Exist” stickers on their autos would be satisfied, too.


6 posted on 08/15/2016 4:55:19 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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Don't you GET it ?

Boston doesn't want you !

Go Somewhere Else !

It is the epitome of stupidity to insist on a city or state or country ... to take care of you when they don't want to ... or can't.

As Sam Kenison would say .....

7 posted on 08/15/2016 4:57:28 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof, but they're true ... and it pisses people off)
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Squatters shouldn’t squawk about their plight. They have no right to be here. Stay in your own countries and stop mooching off ours. We cannot take in the world.


8 posted on 08/15/2016 5:07:42 AM PDT by txrefugee (..)
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It would be far cheaper to put them all on one way flights back to whatever hell hole them came from and keep them out of the country. If some social group or other tax free enterprise wishes to pay for these individuals to come to America, I suggest their tax free status be revoked. Somewhere I recall hearing that the Constitution was not a suicide pact and even were it so, it does not allow for unfettered naturalization and by extension immigration into the US. It made Congress, not the medicine man in chief, the decider of whom comes here.


9 posted on 08/15/2016 5:12:00 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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“We had to cook in a microwave. We were eating a lot of unhealthy food,” Nicole said. “It was really weird.”

“Maybe twice a week, our dad tried to make rice and shrimp — frozen cooked shrimp,” Jose said.

Oh Dear God no! Not microwaved frozen pre-cooked shrimp! That's like the Nazi death camps!

10 posted on 08/15/2016 5:17:08 AM PDT by Flick Lives (TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
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Yes, I'm sick of anyone who steps foot on American soil being referred to as an American.
11 posted on 08/15/2016 5:21:48 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: ConservativeStatement
I had to click on and read the article to find out what the "Crisis" was. Natural disaster?

No.

The "Crisis" is they are Illegal Invaders who want things.

12 posted on 08/15/2016 5:25:17 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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These intentional diversions are liberal journalists’ tricks to garner sympathy for illegals. They can’t tell you the truth because most of us don’t give a sh!t about some illegal’s problems here.


13 posted on 08/15/2016 5:25:57 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ConservativeStatement

The Kennedy’s don’t even want windmills in the sea miles off shore from their idyllic compounds.


14 posted on 08/15/2016 5:27:50 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Flick Lives

I can’t even afford frozen shrimp because I’m not on SNAP.


15 posted on 08/15/2016 5:28:52 AM PDT by Gaffer
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Students

You know, MIT and all that.

16 posted on 08/15/2016 5:29:48 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: txrefugee

I would give some migrants and immigrants advice. Thinking about going to Boston or New York City? You need an income of $3,000 a month just to afford a regular apartment, heat, and a car. Notice, I didn’t say anything about food or incidentals. If you aren’t making $3,000 in your job or profession, and your wife isn’t working as part of the deal....then you don’t need to be in New York City or Boston. Go elsewhere. Same for Arlington, VA or Fairfax. Same for Philly.


17 posted on 08/15/2016 5:46:54 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: b4its2late

Except that this the People’s Democratic Republic of Taxachusetts. Ain’t no ‘Pubbies there.


18 posted on 08/15/2016 5:57:35 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Didn’t I hear the unemployment rate was 4.9%?


19 posted on 08/15/2016 6:10:18 AM PDT by Donglalinger
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To: liberalh8ter

Citizenry use to be something to cherish, a treasure. But how can it be today when it’s value has been reduced like week old fish.


20 posted on 08/15/2016 6:21:51 AM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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