WATCH: Would you let an illegal immigrant stay in your home? We asked DC locals if they would let an illegal immigrant stay with them at their home, and the answers ranged from laughing 'NO!' to 'I'd give them the shirt off my back.'
With the expiration of Title 42 Thursday at 11:59 p.m., border officials are now expecting to face an unprecedented surge of migrants crossing from Mexico into the United States.Once in the country, illegal immigrants disperse across major cities, including Washington, D.C., and many have nowhere to stay.
Younger residents appeared more receptive to the idea of housing an illegal immigrant, and few even said they would be willing to cover the total expenses a migrant would require to make their way into and through the country. "Not allowing immigrants into our country goes against what our founding fathers stood for," another said.
"America is built on immigration," she said."Like, essentially, no one is actually from the U.S. So, if we don't take care of the people who come to the U.S., what's the point?""There are a lot of folks in America, a lot of us aren't even from here, but I do believe whoever is gonna enter the country, they should do that the right way ... I don't think any other country would be to happy to let us in illegally," one resident said.
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