March 04, 2005

Arizona tries to stop public funding of illegal alien day laborer centers

This is from Elvia Diaz in the Arizona Republic, so be prepared. From "Panel backs ban on labor centers":

Advancing a strategy to discourage illegal immigration, a legislative panel has recommended banning government-sponsored day-labor centers in Arizona.
The measure is considered a blow to cities and towns struggling with undocumented immigrants crowding major thoroughfares, seeking work on jobs ranging from construction to roofing to landscaping.

The legislation, House Bill 2592, prohibits cities, towns and counties from building or maintaining a work center that facilitates the hiring of undocumented immigrants...

Eleanor Eisenberg, "executive director of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union", acts as one of the article's cheap labor pimps.

If those cities and towns don't like illegal aliens crowding their streets, might I suggest they attempt to make coming here illegally less attractive? That would solve the underlying problem instead of papering it over with a hiring hall.

Note that this bill only covers public funding; private funders like Home Depot would still be able to help subvert our laws.

Posted to Immigration2005a at March 4, 2005 02:24 PM

Comments

But stopping public funding is a small step in the right direction.

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Posted by: Crystal Clear at March 6, 2005 06:45 PM