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Brendan White discusses the issue of welcoming undocumented immigrants into homes in Massachusetts. He questions the housing arrangements for migrants and the impact on citizens. He also raises concerns about increased taxes and the potential for drug problems. White emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the needs of US citizens and suggests that proper precautions should be taken before accepting a large number of immigrants. He concludes by highlighting the potential consequences if these issues are not addressed. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate. My name is Brendan White, and I am here to discuss a serious and ongoing issue plaguing our society with seemingly no reasonable resolution to it, and that would be the welcoming of undocumented immigrants, essentially, into our homes. Now, Massachusetts has been a prime hotspot for the housing of these refugees and granting them free access to health care, schooling, and other provisions that other U.S. citizens don't always have the luxuries to and can't always afford. Within the past months, thousands upon thousands of migrants have entered the state seeking refugee from turmoil in Haiti and South America. Now, the problem with their arrival revolves around many things, and one specific thing is housing. Where are they to go? Why is it that hotels are forced to be turned into refugee shelters? Why is it that students are being forced out of their dorm rooms on college campuses to make room for the incoming surge of migrant populations? And why is it that a veteran, a man who has fought for this great country and risked his life day in and day out for our freedom, is tossed out on the street and not given the chance of employment when these migrants are given both of those things just for being a migrant? Not only the issue revolving housing, but taxes are increasing at a steady rate. Our taxes get increased so that the government can afford to give them free housing, free health care, free education. Where is this help to other U.S. citizens who need it? Now, do not get me wrong. It is important to strengthen foreign relations with as many countries as we can, but with all due respect, we need to take care of our own people before we're ready to take this in an abundant surge of immigrants. On a weekly basis, hundreds and hundreds of migrants are brought into this country, which is bound to bring upon us another problem, drugs. With the amount of migrants that are allowed entry to this country allows a stronger chance for drugs to also be smothered past our vision as well. And if that happens, who is to protect us from that? Who is to protect our children from that, especially the ones living on those campuses being invaded by these migrants? It raises alarms for many, especially in overcrowded situations such as that. We as a state and as a country just need to do better. Although foreign affairs are important for our future endeavors within the UN, our people must come first. They must come before all else. If we cannot tend to and care for the people who struggle such as these migrants, what makes you think they won't end up on the same way? Who's to say that the government won't run out of money and some of or most of those migrants that we do end up letting into this country, they just end up on the street as well. And if that is what is to happen, then that just opens the door for an alarming amount of rising issues that are honestly inevitable. We should be aiding others and lending a helping hand. But at the same time, all in all, we must take proper precautions. We must ensure we as a society are in the right space and place to be taking on such a strong responsibility. If we are not careful, it could be the start of the downfall of our great country as a whole. Thank you very much for your time.