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NYC youth football coach sounds alarm on migrant crisis denying kids access to fields

A New York City high school soccer game was reportedly cancelled due to migrants taking up field space at a local park.

Youth football coach George Lanese joined "Fox & Friends," Monday, to react to how the crisis of illegal immigration has been directly impacting his and other youth teams in the city.

Lanese said he encountered the same issue when a group of migrants were playing a pickup soccer game on the field where he had a permit for his team to practice. After a 15-minute argument, Lanese said the soccer players eventually left the field.

"A lot of people don't have the perspective of what it's like in New York City," said Lanese, co-founder of Outreach U NYC.

"It's hard to get a field in New York City," said Lanese, explaining that a permit is needed, unlike in suburban areas where field space is more abundant.

According to the New York Post, approximately 40 boys from two high school teams showed up on April 14th at Manhattan's Thomas Jefferson Park for a game. However, a group of what appeared to be African migrants refused to leave the field.

When police showed up and requested the permit to play, the game had already been delayed 30 minutes and the teams felt unsafe. Parents felt uncomfortable following the incident and no longer want to play at the field.

Lanese recalled that New York City was the last to bring back sports following the pandemic and now "people other than kids are being put first."

"The problem we're seeing right now is that they're implementing policies without considering the impact it has on the community and the kids in that community."

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 @XenialR3gulationNo Labels from Virginia  commented…8mos8MO

Drone footage captures a sprawling tent city for illegal aliens, displacing soccer fields meant for young athletes.

This vital resource took 3 decades to build and is now obliterated.

This shelter is at the expense of our youth.

 @VengefulJudiciaryGreenfrom Maine  agreed…8mos8MO

Sickening. Stolen from NYC children.

 @XenialR3gulationNo Labels from Virginia  agreed…8mos8MO

Literally. Urban schools cannot replace the recreational space taken away from these children.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

How would you solve the issue of field space allocation between local youth sports teams and migrant groups wanting to use the same areas?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

In situations where public resources like fields are limited, how should cities decide who gets to use these spaces?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

What are your thoughts on how communities should balance the needs of their local youth with the needs of newly arrived migrants?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

Should priority be given to local youth teams for field space over migrants looking for recreational areas, and why?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…8mos8MO

How do you feel about local youth sports teams losing access to play areas because of the space being used by migrants?

 @ReformEaglePatriotfrom Pennsylvania  commented…8mos8MO

They're not "migrants".

 @KittenJoshRepublicanfrom Massachusetts  commented…8mos8MO

Hope you all remember this in November. Vote red or it’s over

 @JackrabbitDukePatriot from North Dakota  commented…8mos8MO

NY, keep voting in Democrats. It's like hitting your head with a hammer. When you stop, you'll feel better.

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