Image Credit: US Navy.
Mayor Philip Hardberger: "We Intend to Welcome These People with Open Arms"
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New Orleans, La. (Aug 31, 2005) – Citizens of New Orleans wait for the flooding to recede outside the Super Dome football stadium. Tens of thousands of displaced citizens sought shelter at the dome, before, during and after Hurricane Katrina, but have been forced to evacuate as floodwaters continue to rise throughout the area. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham.
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But i will tell you this that whatever we are called upon to do as san antonio citizens and as the government of san antonio both the city and the county and all of our officals. we intend to welcome these people with open arms. And to try and give them so dignity that these circumstances has taken away from them. Give a thought for a moment. If they had jobs, they dont have jobs anymore. They are lost their jobs through force. Losing your jobs means what losing your job always means in any circumstances there is no money coming in. That in itself is a disaster in most families
Theirs is compounded. Because in many cases. they've lost the homes, they've lost their personal possessions. In many cases they only have the clothes on their back. And I am sure that their monetary resources are either totally exhausted or near about exhausted. So it is a so its certainly a cry for compassion and understanding from one human spirit to another. and we will not fail to respond the way we would want to be responded to.
What we have done is that weve got certain agencies and operations here that are skilled in these matters. We have got red cross to help receive these people."
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