Already you pay for refugees housing, medical, education, food, heat, air conditioning and cash, but guess what you are about to pay for soon.  You are going to pay for their vacation.  That’s right, their vacation.  Whenever they decide to go home for a visit for up to three months, you get to pay their rent in full.  Or nearly full.  The refugees pay 75 dollars and the taxpayers pick up the rest.  And while they are vacation they still receive all of the freebies you are already paying for.

Who is responsible for this nonsense?  Minnesota and HUD.  Minnesota has filed the papers for the new benefit with HUD and is there any chance they will say no?  Not on your life.  It’s clear sailing.  Most of those who will benefit the most are Somalians.

From The Star Tribune:

             Public housing residents in Minneapolis will no longer need to pay their normal monthly rent when travel abroad erases their income, a change particularly sought by East African immigrants.

The board of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority approved this week reverting to its previous policy of collecting only minimal rent during extended absences. The change takes effect once approved by federal housing officials, which is expected by year’s end.

Abdi Warsame, a City Council member, told the board that the policy in place for the past five years works a particular hardship on elderly East Africans who must save for long periods if they want to visit their homelands. He said that many receive federal Supplemental Security Income, which is halted when the recipient is outside the United States.

Yet the policy required people to keep paying rent, which is income-based. Travelers gone for 30 to 90 days could apply for a hardship, which meant that they paid the minimum $75 monthly rent during their absence, but were required to make up the difference between that and their normal rent over the next year or two.