many say they had no choice but it leave. most are coming to welcome centers like this one. it s seen more than 100 people walk through these doors today. especially a lot of families with young children. with elderly folks, and it is hard to see how this crisis is hitting puerto rico s children. i was able to speak to the vice principal of liberty high school. 2,000 children. 60% are puerto rican, about the impact and challenges of receiving this influx of students as well as with a mother who just brought her son over from puerto rico. let s listen to both sound bites. you see the face, the facial expression. the sadness, and i think that s, that tells a big story. it s been horrible. horrible and he s scared. he s scared. he don t want to see never, never that.
get clean and come back to raise their children. many are desperately trying to get their lives together and their kids. including penny s daughter who is 8 months sober but is still not ready to be a parent. how is this handled legally? obviously, they need support. there s a bill in the senate right now that would set up a federal task force to centralize information and resources for people who need help sooner than that. a lot of states have started to develop assistance programs and if they are looking people are interested and want to find those website, they go to today.com and will find some of them listed there. thank you for doing this story. stephanie gosk on this story. we ll continue to cover the opioid crisis. the economy and automation. could you be losing your job to a robot despite donald trump s response to create more jobs. sr is helping build the new new york. starting with advanced manufacturing