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Library presidents discuss impact of potential federal funding cuts on immigrant services
1:11:39
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Library presidents, particularly Dennis Walcott, address the potential impact of federal funding cuts on immigrant services provided by libraries.
- Queens Public Library receives federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds
- These funds support English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs
- There is concern about the threat to this funding and its impact on serving immigrant populations
Dennis Walcott
1:11:39
Yeah.
1:11:39
I mean, we receive federal dollars on WIOA, workforce investment dollars, And so that impacts our immigrant populations and again as indicated in my testimony, mean we have a 2,000 person waiting list for services of people for ESOL and others.
1:11:57
And so, you know, we are there to provide that.
1:12:01
And so that money would be threatened by the federal government and the loss of dollars to serve that particular population.
1:12:08
Excuse me.
1:12:09
And going back to your prior point, I guess I am the nicer twin of the two