Boston area residents are slamming plans to convert the historic Chelsea Soldier’s Home into a facility to house 100 illegal alien families.
“I can’t believe the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home which is for the Vets is going to [be] used for the immigrants overflow,” George Belmonte, a Massachusetts resident, commented on Facebook. “How about taking care of the homeless vets first? I am all for helping people but how about taking care of those already here and homeless,” Belmonte added.
Nearly 550 veterans in Massachusetts experienced homelessness on a single night in 2023, according to U.S. Housing and Urban Development data.
Founded in 1882 to care for Civil War veterans, the now-vacant Chelsea Soldiers’ Home was ear-marked for demolition before Democratic Governor Maura Healey announced the plans to turn it into housing for illegal aliens. Healy’s decision comes as the
state — like many others across the country — struggles to cope with the massive influx of illegal aliens entering the country due to the Biden government’s mishandling of the border crisis.