Michigan’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer has come under fire over her state’s taxpayer-funded “Newcomer Rental Subsidy” scheme after an illegal alien was arrested for murdering a woman.
The scheme hands $500 in taxpayer money to landlords who rent their properties to illegal border crossers.
Many have warned that such schemes are enticing illegal aliens to cross the border to get free handouts from American taxpayers.
However, Gov. Whitmer has now come under intense scrutiny over her scheme after an illegal alien murdered a woman in Michigan.
The program was blasted in a new report by The Midwesterner.
The outlet identified a post on Michigan’s state website about the scheme.
The website states:
“Many refugees and other newcomers face critical housing challenges, and this program will increase access to better and more affordable housing opportunities while supporting a more rapid social integration to refugees and other newcomer populations to Michigan.”
The website explains that the Newcomer Rental Subsidy program “provides Refugees and other Newcomer population-eligible households with rental assistance up to $500 per month for up to 12 months, with eligibility based on immigration status and household income.”
In order to be a beneficiary of the program, applicants must have an