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From Fox News: An Alabama city council member is speaking out against her colleagues for kicking all residents out of a meeting while they were asking questions about Haitian migrants in their small town of only 12,000 residents.
Sylacauga city council member Laura Barlow Heath took aim at council president Tiffany Nix for abruptly calling to adjourn the meeting in an interview with Fox News Digital, warning it could have unintended consequences.
“I will never agree that it’s okay to shut people down. Whether I agree with what they’re saying, whether it’s an uncomfortable conversation, they still have to be heard and validated,” she said.
Residents have been speaking with Heath about their anger and fears about the migrants in their community, questioning why they are there and how they will provide for themselves without any jobs. She is concerned that an incident could occur that would engulf the community in turmoil.
Speaking to Fox News, Heath said, “There is a fear here of becoming the next Springfield, Ohio. When is enough enough? When do they stop coming in? How many are there going to be?”
She noted that her town of 12,000 does not have the adequate resources to handle the huge influx of migrants, and said it will take away from resources of the local residents who are already struggling.
“We already have a housing crisis, and we don’t have a lot of jobs. And there’s just so many uncertainties. And their uncertainties lead to conspiracy theories and stuff because there’s no leads. And so I have a lot of concern that it’s going to cause civil unrest if we continue to not have answers to give to the people,” Heath said.
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