Where in the World Did Our FEMA Funds Go?
When disaster struck, the federal agency that promised to be there let North Carolina down—badly—because it was too busy paying off “progressive” activists and illegal aliens.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was established in 1979 for the clear purpose of helping Americans who’d survived a natural disaster—like those in Appalachia right now. Instead of securing FEMA funding for Americans, the Harris-Biden administration gave billions of FEMA dollars to leftist organizations to house and feed illegal aliens.
FEMA has been preparing for a hurricane like Helene since at least 1988, when Congress passed the Stafford Act to provide clear direction for the agency’s disaster response and recovery to “natural catastrophes” such as hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires.
Taking care of homeless Americans also became the role of FEMA, something Congress mandated in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act—specifically focusing on the elderly, native Americans, and veterans. FEMA established the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to implement McKinney-Vento. The EFSP gave federal funding to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to help America’s homeless population with the goal of equipping people to have their own permanent housing.
Americans trusted that FEMA was ready for any and all natural disasters… until September 2024.
That was when the horrified nation discovered that the Emergency Food and Shelter Program had been hijacked by the Harris-Biden administration to soothe the gigantic illegal immigrant population invited in by radical Democrats, thanks to Harris-Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan.
Each year since then, FEMA has increased the amount of taxpayer money redirected to illegal aliens that was originally intended to help homeless Americans, native Americans, veterans, and victims of natural disasters.
In 2021, illegal aliens cost the EFSP budget $110 million; just two years later in 2023 it had nearly quadrupled to $425 million spent on housing, food, medical care, and other freebies for non-citizens illegally entering our country.
All those billions of dollars should have gone to victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, Georgia, and neighboring states. Instead, they went to the tidal wave of illegal migrants let in through our southern border by “border czar” Kamala Harris. Is that fair?
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Paying off Their Friends
Harris and Biden robbed FEMA funds to pay for their border disaster and gave the money to far-left organizations that would implement their mission of bringing more illegal aliens into America.
The Soros-funded Annunciation House received $381,000 just this year from FEMA to help bring illegal aliens into the country. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Annunciation House in Feb. 2024 for not turning over records related to alleged criminal activity, yet the federal government continues to use disaster relief to fund them. Paxton alleges that Annunciation House operates as a stash house for people illegally crossing the border—including those using coyotes.
Some FEMA money went directly to cities and states, but only those run by Democrats. Denver received nearly $5 million and Massachusetts $7 million. No money was given to Florida or Texas—the states which need it most.
$68 million in American tax dollars that should have gone to FEMA disaster efforts instead paid for housing and feeding illegal aliens in pricey New York City hotels.
Illegal aliens in New York are treated better than homeless veterans—yet the crime caused by the influx of illegals is overwhelming. Reports by cops indicate 75 percent of arrests in Midtown Manhattan involve illegal aliens. The Harris-Biden regime is rewarding illegal aliens who victimize Americans.
New York City awarded an organization called “DocGo”—which had no prior experience with refugee resettlement—$432 million through a no-bid contract to help “migrants.” DocGo, led by a man named “Capone,” was plagued with complaints and problems, triggering New York Attorney General to launch an investigation into the company last year. Mayor Adams allegedly paid DocGo to relocate the migrants outside of the five boroughs to places like Albany—not solving the problem, merely sending it elsewhere.
That was just a $432 million shell game. Spending money to move illegal aliens to a different city may help that locality but it doesn’t help the American taxpayer. Mr. Capone also told the media that his organization was helping sign up the “migrants” for Medicaid benefits. Not only are illegal aliens getting FEMA funding, but they’re also robbing Medicaid.
The United Way of Southern Maine just announced it will receive $5.4 million from FEMA to house illegal aliens. Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree (D) said $500,000 of those funds will be used to house 192 “asylum seekers” in Maine hotels.
Kamala Harris just announced that hurricane victims in Appalachia will get a paltry $750 but illegal aliens in Maine are given $2,600 each.
Harris and Biden only care about one thing: Flooding the country with future Democrat voters and government dependents. They don’t care about poor Americans in Appalachia who are suffering because of a natural disaster. Instead, they give U.S. taxpayer dollars to people invading the nation and harming Americans.
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