(The Center Square) — Republican lawmakers in Maine are accusing Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of secretly paying for housing and other public benefits for migrants as part of an underhanded effort to boost the state’s population.
“It’s really striking to me that the folks in rural Maine are being told to do more with less, meanwhile Taj Mahals are being built for other folks in more urban places that aren’t even Maine residents, Maine citizens,” said Senate Majority Leader Trey Stewart, R-Aroostook.
The GOP lawmakers say state figures show more than $33 million from the state’s Emergency Housing Relief Fund, which pays for homeless shelters, has been used to provide housing for migrants. That’s about 63% of the money spent out of the relief fund and includes more than $1 million to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers, they said.
House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, said taxpayer money
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