We had to provide every service that you would provide to an individual person. We had to do housing. We had to clean clothing. We had to provide food. We had to educate 40,000 women and 40,000 children. And we were told this. It's illegal for you to allow them to work. You can't allow the buses to come. You can't stop the buses from coming in. (31:09–31:14)
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Asserts that New York City had to provide education for 40,000 women and 40,000 children among the migrants.
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