NYC made similar pleas a while back. There have been one or two other cities that have asked, as well, but I disremember who they are. I've slept since I read the articles.
Was it in the "Domestic Enemies" series of books, where one of the plot devices was how it became mandatory for apartment renters and home owners to take in illegal immigrants? They were assigned to live in someone's home by .gov. I wonder if that is in our future?
The third book, Foreign Enemies. One of the character’s mothers, living alone in a house, is forced to take in an illegal family or pay insane tax rates for unoccupied rooms.