Michigan State Representative Matt Maddock used his social media account on March 7, 2026, to criticize proposed affordable housing legislation in Michigan and to comment on the state’s housing shortage.
In a post published at 14:58 UTC, Maddock wrote: “MI Affordable Housing bills are a TROJAN HORSE! Dems created fake Housing Crisis by importing a billion illegals. Now dems & republicans want to fix it by importing dem voters into Republican Districts by building trailer parks/cluster housing in rural areas & bypass local laws.”
Later that day, at 15:11 UTC, he continued: “Michigan has an alleged 90,000 housing shortage and we have 260,000 illegals. What gives? Deport the illegals and manufactured housing crisis kommies created is solved.”
At 16:02 UTC, Maddock posted another message unrelated to the earlier statements: “Please pray with me for these families”
Maddock is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. His comments come amid ongoing debates over affordable housing initiatives in Michigan. According to state reports and media coverage, Michigan faces a significant shortfall in available housing units relative to demand. Estimates have placed this shortage at around 90,000 units statewide. The causes of this deficit are attributed by experts primarily to rising construction costs, population growth in certain regions, and limited new development rather than immigration policy.
Affordable housing proposals under consideration aim to address shortages through various measures such as increasing funding for low-income developments and revising zoning regulations. These efforts have sparked debate among lawmakers regarding their potential impact on communities across the state.