As Immigration Crisis Escalates, Homelessness Rises Among US Veterans for First Time in 12 Years

As national, state, and local governments continue to spend billions of dollars to house, feed, clothe, and provide medical care for millions of illegal migrants, homelessness among U.S. veterans experienced a dramatic rise for the first time in 12 years. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development details a 7.4 percent increase in veteran homelessness between 2022 and 2023 and estimates that over 35,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Over the course of a year, the report indicates, almost twice as many veterans may experience homelessness. In total, HUD estimates that nearly 13 percent of the homeless adult population are veterans....