Immigration and Homelessness Solutions

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Subject: Immigration and Homelessness solutions (opinion)

Hello everyone,

I was reading about the influx of new immigration and was thinking of new ways to help new residents and current ones looking for a home.

What I think we should do is build new towns as transitional communities. These towns would have food production, housing, colleges and government buildings to help patriate and repatriate individuals within our nations.

These towns would he organized to help new and current residents with educational upgrades, rehabilitation, resources and allow a nation time to find a permanent home.

New residents would be given a home with all the comforts, they would then be assigned a social worker. This social worker would build a needs profile for each person in the family and help match them with resources to fulfill that need.

They would setup education placements to upgrade any existing skills or new ones. Then while they are attending school they would meet with counsellors to get to know what they want in life and match them to a city that's right for them.

If one city requires more medical professionals the town would place medical professionals in that town after their education upgrades are concluded.

The social worker would liaison with that city and its resources to place the family in a good home, find them furniture and supplies and place them in a job that matches their skillset.

This way we have new residents ready to join or rejoin the city's economy and have given that family or individual the best chance within their new community.

The social worker would setup counseling and local resources to work with the family as they adapt to their new city.

This also allows us to fill gaps in skilled trades and boost the local economy. This allows us a more supportive immigration system and helps to solve the homelessness crisis we are facing.

These newcomer towns would also be economic hubs that employ officials, social workers, businesses people, teachers and counsellors.

As people are placed in cities new residents would join the town on a year round basis. This will allow us to cultivate the skills of newcomers and match them with cities where those skills are in demand.

These newcomer towns would also be meccas of international culture and you can have food festivals and art shows to boost tourism and help fund these programs.

Additionally for the homeless you can invest in miniature homes that are essentially bachelor homes that can be placed in empty lots or under overpasses and use these as transitional homes while they upgrade their education and find permanent homes. They would be assigned a social worker and the same support endeavors would be available.

These are affordable and after the homeless problem has been solved these homes can be repurposed. They can be used as city Airbnb's, FEMA emergency housing or even military homes.

Additionally food security is a problem for many and to combat this we should open up community gardens, rooftop terraces or even skyscraper farms to produce year round healthy food for every resident in the city.

I would also build these towns and homes with solar power and water filtration to generate sustainable energy to keep costs down and produce revenue for any excess power generation.

This allows the towns to keep operating costs low and help pay for the support programs that are needed. This program would also utilize and conglomerate the current immigration and homeless programs to further reduce costs as the resources would be redirected to a more focused approach.

These are some ideas that I thought might help with both immigration and homelessness.

Stay safe, stay sanitized and stay supportive,

John Ames Birch