The man from Mexico City said he came to Farmingville looking for work so he could give his wife and two children a better life back home.Now, if you didn't know any better you might think some great injustice had been delivered upon these "immigrants", none of whom are identified as being all or mostly illegal aliens anywhere in Jones' tale. In fact, he doesn't even use "undocumented" or even more complicated euphemisms.
Yesterday, he found himself homeless in the land that was supposed to fuel his dream. He was among dozens of Mexican day laborers evicted from 33 Woodmont Place in a crackdown on overcrowded housing by authorities...
Suffolk police yesterday arrested the owner of a rundown 900-square-foot house in Farmingville that has been home to as many as 64 Hispanic immigrants at a time, each paying $200 to $250 a month in rent...It further describes the long legal process that lead up to the eviction, and it discusses the wacky activities of the Coalition of Landlords, Homeowners and Merchants that supports the landlord.
"They used every square inch of space to squeeze in more clients," said Suffolk Deputy Inspector Douglas Rilling. "It's a house that was built for a family with a couple of kids."
...The house on Woodmont Place first came to the attention of authorities on April 2, 2003, when soot buildup in a chimney sparked a fire. Firefighters found 45 mattresses, according to records...
Immigration_piipps · Tue, 06/21/2005 - 18:05 · Importance: 1
bart jones in your article about the closing of the mexican flop house in long island you FAILed to mention how many if any of the 42 people living there were illegal or not also why weren't they arrested if illegal deport all illegals and close the border thank you
Hola Barth espero recibas este mensajg y puedas contactarme, de ante mano te felicito por tu arduo trabajo y espero sigas asi apoyando a la comunidad latina .