Every member of City Council, excluding District 10's Marc Whyte, voted Thursday to apply for $21.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to keep San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center in operation.
People at San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center line up for provisions from nonprofit group Catholic Charities.
"I am all for us being a compassionate city and a compassionate city council," Whyte said."I think that's great. Compassion is a value that our city should live by and this council should strive for. But my problem is when our quest to be compassionate leans over making decisions that I do not believe are in the best interest of the residents of San Antonio."
Meanwhile, District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez said it's unlikely the center is the sole reason migrants come to San Antonio. Citing high number of arrivals before the center opened, he explained that the chaos resulting from influx prompted the city to establish the facility in the first place.
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