REMARKS
Council Member Brewer advocates for retaining asylum seekers in New York
1:53:57
·
105 sec
Council Member Gale A. Brewer emphasizes the importance of retaining asylum seekers in New York City and State, highlighting the available job opportunities and the potential benefits of integrating these newcomers into the local workforce. She expresses concern about asylum seekers moving to other states like Minnesota and Texas.
- Brewer questions the number of job openings in New York City and State
- She stresses her desire to keep asylum seekers in New York, citing their talent and potential contributions
- Brewer suggests a shift in perspective, focusing on retaining asylum seekers rather than relocating them
Gale A. Brewer
1:53:57
Just on an overall comment.
1:53:59
So if you have, what did you say, 57,000 something like that in care now, how many jobs are going begging in the city of New York or even the state of New York?
1:54:10
Do you have any sense of that?
Molly Schaeffer
1:54:12
How many jobs Yeah.
1:54:13
Are?
1:54:13
So, I mean, we're working with DOL to people to jobs.
1:54:17
We don't necessarily know if they take the jobs.
UNKNOWN
1:54:20
Okay.
Molly Schaeffer
1:54:21
But yeah.
Gale A. Brewer
1:54:21
I'm making a point.
1:54:22
People are moving to Minnesota Yes.
1:54:24
Texas Yes.
1:54:25
Etcetera.
1:54:26
We know that.
1:54:27
So I wanna keep them here.
1:54:29
There's a lot of talent.
1:54:31
So I guess I'm sort of like saying how are we doing that?
1:54:34
It is not the philosophy necessary of all New Yorkers who wanna do that, but I certainly do.
1:54:38
I know you do.
1:54:39
So that could be a different way of looking.
1:54:41
Get them out, but get them to New York State.
1:54:44
I don't even wanna get them out.
1:54:45
I wanna keep them in New York City.
1:54:47
I don't hear you saying that.
1:54:48
So I just I know that may not be your philosophy, but it's mine.
1:54:52
And I I just think we should think that way a little bit differently.
Molly Schaeffer
1:54:55
Well, and I think that we've been doing that in pockets, and we have, like, a real relationship with Department of Labor, so they've been doing some of the screenings as well to connect people to the industries upstate where people are hiring.
1:55:06
I think a big impediment to all of this is housing always in every community.
Gale A. Brewer
1:55:10
Minnesota, they're giving them houses.
Molly Schaeffer
1:55:12
I know.
1:55:12
Well, and that's the thing is that's we see a lot of people going to Minnesota to Texas because there is cheaper housing or there's actually housing housing being given by big corporations.
1:55:22
So we've been trying to find those, jewels in the rough
Gale A. Brewer
1:55:26
Okay.
1:55:26
Who
Alexa Avilés
1:55:26
will help us with that.
UNKNOWN
1:55:27
Alright.
Gale A. Brewer
1:55:27
But I I mean, with all due respect, you're I know how much work you're doing, but it should be larger saying, we are trying to find homes for people in the state of New York.
1:55:37
That's not your that's not big bold letters.
1:55:40
I'm just saying.
1:55:41
Okay.
1:55:41
So I would like to hear that more.
1:55:43
Now schools, I'm totally focused on the schools.
