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Article #270Re: Day laborers demand jobs center
From: Dave
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 11:21
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 11:21
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"Former organ donor" <organsforAmericans@America.us> wrote in message news:<NysNa.39172$Xm3.8123@sccrnsc02>... > "johnny" <johnny@.> wrote in message news:3F062A1B.30402@.... > > Having already turned their backs on the city's July 1 deadline to move, > > day laborers said Thursday they are staying put at a vacant lot in > > Albany Park and demanded that a permanent center be built for them to > > gather and solicit work. > > > > "I need the place," said Jose Luis, a 52-year-old man who withheld his > > last name. If he and other workers lose the space, he said he would be > > forced to "go to the streets, go to the corners. And maybe run from the > > police." > > > > Jesus! it is a sad day when criminals are too damn lazy or too damn old to > run from the police! > > > > > Jessica Aranda of the Latino Union of Chicago, an advocacy group that > > has taken on the workers' cause, said the hope is to have a permanent > > site modeled after centers in Los Angeles and New York, where laborers > > would not only get work on a lottery basis, but also learn English and > > get educated on labor rights. > > Well maybe the former INS could build these centers, give the illegals jobs > like guarding the border, and teaching them that even though they are here > illegally they somehow have the right to gripe about working conditions. Why is the INS not raiding these gathering places? Dave
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