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Homeless veterans or a Wall? What would you choose to help?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 59560698:MV8zOTM1MzY5XzcxMDQ5NzM2XzRBOTMxMjQ=] Those illegals will become a drain on the already limited resources that can be used to help the veterans, who are LEGAL citizens. So by all means, keep the illegals out any way possible. And it’s not a “either this or that” issue. The wall can be built AND homeless citizens can be helped. Doing one does not preclude doing the other [/quote]
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Of all the homeless people you see on the streets a LARGE portion of them are veterans.
Not just veterans from Iraq, Afghanistan, but also veterans from Vietnam, Korea, and even WWII.
It is estimated that 34% of homeless people are veterans who served the USA honorably in the military.
On average 9% of those homeless veterans are women.
These people will be on the street homeless for an average of 2 years longer than other homeless people.
Why because they do not ask for help, or they ask once and give up because of unsympathetic bureaucrats who deny their plea for help.
So is building a 20 Billion dollar wall more important than helping those that served?
Doesn't the Nation owe them the care that they deserve?
Which would you rather help, homeless veterans?
Or build a wall to keep illegals, immigrants, out?
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