Rep. Ashley Hinson: FEMA Should Focus on Disaster Relief, Not Supporting Biden-Harris Open Borders Policies

Published October 4, 2024

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that the Biden-Harris administration should not spend taxpayer funds supporting illegal aliens while Americans are in dire need of aid from the effects of Hurricane Helene.

“Every dollar spent providing resources to the illegal immigrants Harris welcomed into this country should have been saved to help Americans in case of disasters. FEMA should not be able to spend taxpayer funds to support illegal immigrants and perpetuate the border crisis created by Biden and Harris,” Hinson explained in a written statement to Breitbart News. “The agency should be solely focused on disaster relief and keeping Americans safe. Americans deserve an Administration that won’t put the needs of illegal immigrants over American citizens  – we need President Trump back in the White House now.”

The Iowa congresswoman’s statement to Breitbart News follows as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” to help Americans’ effected by the ravages of Hurricane Helene.

Many have pointed out that the Homeland Security Department has allocated $640 million in FEMA funds to aid state and local governments burdened with the influx of migrants under the Biden-Harris administration.

“This is easy. Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said on Wednesday.

 

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RELATED: Feds say there’s no money left to respond to hurricanes — after FEMA spent $1.4B on migrants

Published October 3, 2024

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set off outrage Wednesday when he told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” to see Americans through the rest of this Atlantic hurricane season — after the agency spent more than $1.4 billion since the fall of 2022 to address the migrant crisis.

“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have,” Mayorkas said during a press gaggle on Air Force One en route to tour damage from Hurricane Helene in South and North Carolina.

“We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” he added. “We do not have the funds. FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season and what — what is imminent.”

Critics pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocated $640.9 million this year in FEMA-administered funds to aid state and local governments coping with the influx of asylum seekers — though Mayorkas’ office fired back late Thursday, insisting that those funds couldn’t be used for hurricane relief because Congress authorized them specifically for the migrant crisis.

“This is easy. Mayorkas and FEMA — immediately stop spending money on illegal immigration resettlement and redirect those funds to areas hit by the hurricane. Put Americans first,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Wednesday in response to the DHS chief.

 

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SOURCE: www.nypost.com