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Council member expresses frustration over lack of urgency in addressing immigrant needs
5:05:35
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Council member Alexa Avilés expresses frustration about the disconnect between the urgent needs of immigrant communities and the lack of reflection of this urgency in ongoing conversations and resource allocation.
- Avilés notes that service providers are operating beyond their capacity
- She criticizes the lack of acknowledgment of the current reality and urgency of the situation
- The council member thanks CFL for their work and partnership in Sunset Park
Alexa Avilés
5:05:35
Yeah.
5:05:36
I think thank you to CFL for all the work that they do.
5:05:42
I think my frustration here is everybody is at the top of way past their limit in the services they're providing with the resources, and yet everybody's in ongoing conversations acting like they're brand new and nothing is actually going on in the world.
5:05:58
So my frustration is that there's no reflection of urgency or the reality of the situation is actually present and we're all struggling with it.
5:06:09
So I just want to say thank you for the work you're doing.
5:06:11
You're great partner in Sunset Park.
5:06:14
Thank you.