President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week meant to resolve runaway crime in major cities and severely decrease the homeless problem plaguing those areas.
The newly filed order observed that in recent years “endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe,” with the “number of individuals living on the streets in the United States on a single night during the last year of the previous administration” currently at the highest levels on record.
“The overwhelming majority of these individuals are addicted to drugs, have a mental health condition, or both,” the order said. “Nearly two-thirds of homeless individuals report having regularly used hard drugs like methamphetamines, cocaine, or opioids in their lifetimes.”
The order also rebukes the tendency to avoid restoring order by referencing the need for public safety by saying that “surrendering our cities and citizens to disorder and fear is neither compassionate to the homeless nor other citizens.”
Rather than prioritizing the use of funds for programs that bankroll housing for illegal aliens first, the order calls for funds toward programs that evaluate sobriety and treatment effects.
The federal government will now assist drug addicts “who pose risks to themselves or the public or are living on the streets.” They are encouraged to care for themselves by checking into “appropriate facilities for appropriate periods of time” if necessary.