Lynn, Mass. Mayor: ‘Absorption Rate’ of Illegals Is ‘Unsustainable’ for a City Our Size

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DOOCY: "One of the arguments that people don’t make, mayor, in a blue collar town like yours, many of these people who are coming in are taking jobs away from the people who are there legally."
KENNEDY: "And that may be so, but my concern is, as I said, is we have in addition to the impact on the schools, we have increased trash collection costs, we have police and fire protection costs that become unmanageable for a city my size."
DOOCY: "Sure. You would like to see the federal government slow down the flow. Explain why."
KENNEDY: "Well, the absorption rate is just unsustainable for a city like ours. We cannot raise taxes quickly enough and don’t want to raise taxes to pay for all the newcomers. So I have asked — I’m really just reaching out in a plea to the federal government to either control the flow of newcomers to the city or settle them in other cities and towns besides Lynn."
DOOCY: "Spread them around."
KENNEDY: "Or provide some money to follow these new people to help provide for the services that the city is obligated to give them.