在低收入移民涌入时,MA EBT卡增加35%,引起对福利可持续性的关切,并引发审计呼吁。 35% increase in MA EBT cards amid low-income migrant influx, raising welfare sustainability concerns and prompting an audit call.
马萨诸塞州从2023年6月至2024年5月电子福利转移卡增加了35%,在大量低收入移民涌入的情况下增加了672 483卡。 Massachusetts saw a 35% increase in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards from June 2023 to May 2024, adding 672,483 cards amid a significant influx of low-income migrants. 这一上升引起了对福利可持续性的关切,并促使人们呼吁对福利机构进行审计。 This rise has raised concerns about welfare sustainability and prompted calls for an audit of the welfare agency. 此外,纳税人在移民应急收容所上花费了10多亿美元,预计今后几年还需要18亿美元,因为许多中产阶级居民离开国家。 Additionally, taxpayers have spent over $1 billion on emergency shelters for migrants, with projections of $1.8 billion more needed in the coming years, as many middle-class residents leave the state.