A group of migrants and asylum seeker came to me and said, can we clean the streets? Can we remove graffiti and give us a stipend? Federal government told me, no, you can't even do that. City law required me to house, feed, clothe, educate 40,000 children and make sure that they had all the care. So we were successful because my North Star was no child or family should sleep on the street. I didn't control who came into the city, but I had a responsibility not to create disorder. (08:58–09:06)
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Asserts that city law mandates providing housing, food, clothing, and education to 40,000 children.
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