Immigrant welcome center to come to North County
San Diego County Supervisors voted to accept a grant that will be used for a second welcome center for migrants in the county. A location has not been determined.
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San Diego County Supervisors voted to accept a grant that will be used for a second welcome center for migrants in the county. A location has not been determined.
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a $430,529 grant that will be used to build a welcome center for immigrants in North County.
There is an existing county immigrant center in National City, which has been open since March. County officials have yet to choose a location for the new welcome center.
Aura Silva was among 36 migrants who in early June were driven from Texas’ border to New Mexico and then flown to Sacramento. She had no family there to take
Silva and her fellow new arrivals in Sacramento found an under-resourced local support system, community leaders said.