He told a story of how he learned a lesson from meeting with people who recently came from a refugee camp in Africa. He said there used to be an infrastructure to support immigrants and refugees. That doesn’t exist like it used to so we have to create that infrastructure. Programs are just programs – we believe in doing substantive things. What’s relevant is what we do for people.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Cleveland Mayor Jackson’s strategy on refugees
The Rotary Club of Cleveland honored The Honorable Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, with the 2016 International Service Award. After his speech Mayor Jackson was asked about refugees.
He told a story of how he learned a lesson from meeting with people who recently came from a refugee camp in Africa. He said there used to be an infrastructure to support immigrants and refugees. That doesn’t exist like it used to so we have to create that infrastructure. Programs are just programs – we believe in doing substantive things. What’s relevant is what we do for people.
He told a story of how he learned a lesson from meeting with people who recently came from a refugee camp in Africa. He said there used to be an infrastructure to support immigrants and refugees. That doesn’t exist like it used to so we have to create that infrastructure. Programs are just programs – we believe in doing substantive things. What’s relevant is what we do for people.
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