So what you're saying when they got pushed ahead, they had some place to stay, they had food to eat and they had education if they needed it. Yes. They came in a mass. Yes. To this New York city school. Almost 50,000 children went through our educational system. New York has opened their hearts and we were able to accomplish a difficult task. And the bigger one, equally big as school jobs. Yes. (08:49–08:53)
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Asserts that nearly 50,000 migrant children attended New York City's schools.
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