The neighborhood surrounding the city’s migrant resource center is concerned about impacts like trash and public safety.
Councilman Mario Bravo speaks with residents during the Shearer Hills and Ridgeview Neighborhood Association meeting Thursday about the city's Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro Avenue.As the country’s continued immigration crisis falls upon San Antonio to deal with, the neighborhood surrounding the city’s new migrant resource center expressed concern and outrage during an emotional meeting Thursday evening with city officials.called the center a “cancer,” another an “eyesore.
This year, in response to the influx of migrants passing through San Antonio, overflowing the airport and bus stations after claiming asylum at the border, the city opened the new migrant center. As of Monday, however, the scene looked nothing like the week before. There was an increased police presence at the adjacent shopping center and more officers at the center’s entrance. Far fewer migrants stood outside. On Friday morning, solid waste crews were picking up litter on El Montan Avenue.
“I think what bothers people is that we weren’t involved. We weren’t told anything,” said another resident who said he lives at the Northview Tower condominiums. “I don’t have anything against immigrants — God bless them, everyone wants a better life. My mother is an immigrant. [But] I never once woke up and said, ‘Boy, I’d like an immigration center across [the street].”and said it chose the San Pedro location for its proximity to the airport.
“Since 2019, we have had almost zero incidents where we’ve ever had to call SAPD for violence issues, for criminal issues,” said Dovalina, who also tried explain that the migrants at the center are here legally and have permission to travel within the country.
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