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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumspost CARES Act evictions begin
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/us/houston-evictions-crisis/index.htmlNowhere to go with $361
"It's my fault, because I'm supposed to be the man of the house," said Rodriguez, his voice breaking as he stood with his children in the parking lot of his now-former apartment complex. "We ain't got nowhere to go right now. It was a lot going on there with the corona. When it hit, I lost my job."
But Rodriguez was eager to show that he was still managing to earn some money. He pulled a $361 uncashed check out of his pocket. "I wanted to save it for my next apartment," he said.
In one arm, he carried baby Israel. In front of him, a stroller was stuffed with baby clothes and snacks to carry away what he could.
Rodriguez, 24, says he came to Houston from New Orleans to get away from the street elements that marked his hard upbringing.
Without a car, they would have to leave the possessions from their apartment behind. "It's trash now," said Rodriguez.
With no family to turn to in Houston, Rodriguez and his girlfriend contemplated where their feet could take them.
They carried a flyer with a list of homeless shelters in Houston, a flyer created by the deputies enforcing the eviction order who work under Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen.
"We're human beings," said Rosen. "It's horrible. It's horrible to have to evict somebody out of a home. This is their shelter. This is where their family life is."
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post CARES Act evictions begin (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Sep 2020
OP
I watched that segment last night and it was just awful. I'm tearing up again thinking about
tulipsandroses
Sep 2020
#3
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)1. This...
This, in itself, is a MAJOR crisis unfolding and it is pulling a wake of related, detrimental and humanitarian issues with it.
It is going to pour out into the streets.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)2. It's all going according to tRump' plan...
Next comes the crackdown on vagrant families.
tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)3. I watched that segment last night and it was just awful. I'm tearing up again thinking about
Israel and his family. This should not be happening. We can find money for big companies but we can't find a way to keep babies and elderly people from being evicted and put out on the street in the sweltering heat? This is America. Trump's America. I hope they all get the help they need.
CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)4. Nothing says MAGA like increasing the homeless population.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)5. This is their plan
They will show up at polling places and challenge a persons ability to vote at that polling location.