Authorities from the city of Hialeah, in Miami-Dade County, recently met to discuss the impact of the massive arrival of Cuban migrants, since according to figures announced at the forum, some 80,000 have arrived in the territory in the last two years. .
According to local media America TeVéthe authorities addressed the issue in a recent forum dedicated to seeing the impact of this wave of migrants and the resources available to face the burden that this number of people represents for the territory.
“We can not only help these people adapt but also communicate to the federal government the help that is needed for a city like ours. The participation of the politicians who represent us in Washington and other agencies that work in this space,” Esteban Bovo, mayor of Hialeah, said in this regard.
The official assures that it is necessary to discuss all this to see how the city can adapt and provide a better quality of life for its citizens and for those who recently arrive.
“It’s about seeing how we as a city can adapt and provide better services.”
Although there is no exact figure, it is estimated that of some 420,000 migrants who entered the United States from Cuba in recent years, 75% decided to move to South Florida, settling in the city of Hialeah.
The city’s police chief, George Fuente, told the press that, in the last two years, there has been an increase in the number of traffic accidents and the number of arrests in general.
The official did not say that this was solely due to Cuban migrants, but indicated that this type of thing happens when the number of inhabitants in a city and its surroundings increases considerably.
According to authorities, mass immigration has also affected people’s ability to find housing, generating a real estate crisis in the city that brings with it extremely high rents. Additionally, the education sector has also seen a great impact due to the massive arrival of school-age children.
“We have seen a growth in alternative housing that cannot be accepted in the city, I am obviously referring to mobile homes,” explained Bovo, it is weeks after the city took measures to stop the wave of alternative mobile homes in Hialeah.
Finally, it was indicated that the work of all public officials in Hialeah has increased considerably due to the massive wave of new citizens, something that generates delays in important procedures throughout the city.
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