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SAN DIEGO -- Several mayors in San Diego County are bracing for the end of Title 42 while stressing the importance of getting more resources from the federal government.
Mayors in San Diego, El Cajon and National City have shared concerns about food, safety, space, and beds to house migrants.
Mayors have told FOX 5 their resources are already limited and could be spread thin if there is a significant amount of migrants arriving to their cities. The mayors have also said they are not getting much communication from the federal government on what to expect once the policy is lifted.
"And so we don't really know what the scope of the problem is going to look like. So we are going to have to wait and see until it happens," El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells said.
Wells said he worries about enough beds, food and stress on the city and its police and fire departments. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection told his staff El Cajon could see up to 400 migrants a day.
"I think these people are going to come across the border and they've have been through hell and they are going to have no place to sleep. If they don't have any place to sleep or eat, we got to figure out a way to help them," Wells said.