Sure, it’s just one wacko bringing it up, but, don’t think the others aren’t now considering it heavily
Massachusetts city councilor suggests redirecting Fourth of July funds for immigration legal aid
A Massachusetts city has paused approval of next year’s budget over calls for more funding to cover immigration legal aid, with one councilor suggesting redirecting money meant for Fourth of July festivities.
As the close of this fiscal year nears on June 30, the Lynn City Council has decided to wait until the last minute to green-light next year’s spending plan, arguing that Mayor Jared Nicholson’s proposed $50,000 allocation isn’t adequate.
Looking in any which way to make up for the shortfall, Councilor Brian LaPierre has offered several recommendations, including redirecting cash from a budget line item that funds neighborhood Fourth of July block parties.
The “celebration line item” specifically provides resources, such as trash barrels and emergency vehicle access, or small stipends to support the council-sanctioned patriotic festivities.
“It’s a small amount,” LaPierre said at a meeting earlier this week of the line item. “It’s $15,000, it’s just for one year, even, but why don’t we roll that into an immigration fund for this year only?”
Right, it’s only America’s 250th birthday and you want to give the money over for illegal aliens, what’s the big deal?
LaPierre, a councilor-at-large since 2016, also suggested using parking receipt revenue towards immigration relief for a year, or some of the $40,000 the mayor has proposed for his office’s legal fees.
The Fourth of July block party funding request stands out as other Bay State cities and towns have cancelled their own celebrations amid America’s 250th anniversary.
The town of Rutland and the cities of Framingham and Northampton have all connected funding constraints in their respective communities to their celebration cancellations this year.
Perhaps if they weren’t spending all that money on helping illegal aliens?
Teach loves to tell rich blue states how they should spend their money so they could be more like poor red states.