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911.in this hot hour,stay hydrated and wear clotheslight-colored.Jonathan: The Crisis ofmigrants at the borderfeel in the city of newyork.hope: according to the mayoreric adams, buses arrivesent by the states oftexas and arizona, which reuseto receive them and ask for helpeconomic and federal>> when one arrives in exico,one does not know whatit can wait.drifts without knowingwhat can happenvictor: luis peñalosa entered4 months ago United Statesexico with his wife and baby9 months, came fromColombia. the three today occupya study in a sheltermanhattan city.>> arrive without papers ornothing, having that help isAwesome.íctor: his case is that of thousandsof migrants, in their greatmajority Latin Americans.According to Mayor Eric Adams,two shelters are overcrowdedof the city, facing acrisis.according to the department ofhomeless services,there are currently about29,000 people in sheltersthe city.which is equivalent to an increase12% in the last year.the mayor blames theimmigrants to new yorksuggests that the governmentfederal does the same, and asksurgently home resourceswhite to face the crisis.>> the mostpeople we have seen is thelarge flow of Colombians whothere has been at the time.if increased at least inand 70%.íctor: carlos baca is thepresident of the organizationthat helps immigrantsrecognizes the seriousness ofcrisis due to the massive arrival ofimmigrants.>> there are many centers ofPlease note that they are already full.what we want to say tomayor is that pleaseplace compassion on everythingthese people, because they arearriving with children, without clothes,without food.victor: around 3000immigrants have come tocity ​​since last May.although luis peñalosa thanksthat the city offers atemporary housing for him and himand his family, asks thatlocate in another more convenientfor your baby.>> we want to find thefor the theme of the child. wherewe are is very small.íctor: while the applicantof asylum and thousands in theirsituation they try to accommodateas they can in the new pis andthe new city, authorities

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