... the past decade comes this:
...Los Angeles County officials said they have actually seen an increase in the costs of providing services to undocumented immigrants and in the number of citizen children of undocumented parents receiving Food Stamps and welfare benefits.
The amount of money the county spends on health, welfare and criminal justice services for undocumented immigrants increased from...
... Durazo, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
The LA unions and their allies will mobilize for events on May 1 anyway--although at a separate locations. And as many at the Chicago conference pointed out, divisions are inevitable in view of proposed legislation that may include a nominal "path to citizenship," but will aim at creating second- and third-class citizens...
... of presents for the people of Los Angeles County.
The country's local consulate has donated some 27,000 textbooks, novels and other literature to 40 school districts throughout the county. It's a nice gesture -- a recognition that the Mexican government ought to shoulder some responsibility for the thousands of economic refugees it drives into Los Angeles every year -- but not a very practical...