People need to begin to take responsibility for themselves.
Is it unfair to the people who have been on the waiting list for years? Probably. But it's the reality of dealing with a crisis situation,
The state law is clear ... they are required to take the test at the same time and in the same place so they're all together. The way they grade the tests, everyone stays in the room and they go over the answers and people are free to question.
It's always a major undertaking when you get that many people coming from so many places around the country and from around the world. We've had a lot of practice at it.
If you announced a shelter, what we would have had is people who were fearful would have rushed to the shelter and they would have been overwhelmed and the people on the streets would be crowded out,