Day Labor Center: Still a Dud

The Portland Tribune has done a story here on the soon to be 6 month "anniversary" of that assault on reason and the law called the Day Labor Center. We call it the Portland Illegal Alien Kollection Operation (PINKO) Dentention Center. Heck, look at the picture, the only thing this place is missing is the concertina wire.
Nut 'grafs from Jennifer Anderson's piece:

Back in June and July, the center attracted about 70 to 80 workers each morning and found employment for about 25 to 30 of them, organizers said. Now, about the same number of workers show up but only 15 to 20 of them get hired each day.

But the operators of the facility, the Rainbow City Council's proxy, Voz, has a ready answer to that: The slow economy. Apparently Ignacio Paramo believes this slow economy is the reason people don't want to hire illegal aliens at a cut rate wage. It couldn't be that it's illegal or anything:

The lackluster numbers are not a fault of the center itself, but a combination of the slow winter months, the sinking economy and the fact that day labor centers need more time to establish themselves in any community, said Ignacio Paramo, director of Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project, the nonprofit hired by the city to run the center.

And all he needs? More money for advertising:

"We need constant advertising."

Any suggestions for what their advertising should say?

Of course this was sold by Mayor Moonbeam and the Rainbow City Council as the way to help out businesses which were being overrun by illegal aliens on a daily basis and scaring the customers.

Dick Wentworth, who's Wentworth Chevrolet dealership backed up against 6th and Ankeny/Burnside where dozens of illegals congregated every day, offered up a lot he was leasing up the street (NE Everett and MLK) to establish the illegal alien day labor center. His customers are STILL scared by the dozens more illegal aliens who congregate there every morning. Good going, Dick, you actually believed the city's promises? What were you thinking? Did you honestly believe that a city unwilling to bust people for being here illegally, which then opened a center celebrating their illegal status to set them up with employers who illegally hire them, would come back and clean out the guys hanging around your place? In your dreams.

Mayor Moonbeam was accused of defying federal law to which he said sometimes you have to enforce the law with your heart and not your head.
That explains everything.
Meantime, Portland taxpayers, who are seeing higher taxes and fewer jobs, watch while the city siphons their tax dollars to attract people who have come here illegally, 'jacked someone else's ID and stolen social security numbers. Don't we bust people for identity theft anymore?
Ironically, these are the same members of the Rainbow City Council who now say they won't declare the city as a sanctuary for AWOL deserters because it would be against federal law.

Day Labor Sites: Americans of All Ethnicities Aren't Big Fans

From Judicial Watch and Zogby

New Judicial Watch/Zogby Poll: Majority of Likely Voters - Including Hispanics - Want More Law Enforcement to Fight Illegal Immigration

71.5% Oppose Taxpayer Funded Day Labor Sites for Illegal Aliens;

Majority of Americans Oppose Sanctuary Policies for Illegal Aliens(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released the results of a nationwide poll conducted in partnership with Zogby International concerning the American people’s attitudes towards illegal immigration. Among the poll’s highlights of 1,211 likely voters, conducted October 16-19, 2008 (margin of error is +/- 2.9%):

• 71.5% said they agree local law enforcement officers should enforce federal immigration laws, including 51.5% of Hispanics and 56.2% of self-described “liberals.”
• 71.5% said they disagree public officials should use taxpayer funds to operate day laborer sites that help illegal immigrants, including 56.2% of Hispanics and 53.2% of self described “liberals.”
• 57.1% said more law enforcement is needed to address the issue of illegal immigration while only 7.1% said they believe less law enforcement should be used. 34.7% of Hispanics support more law enforcement while 15.5% said less. Of self-described “liberals,” 39% said they support more law enforcement, while 13.2 percent said less.
• 54.8% said they oppose “sanctuary policies” that help illegal aliens (39.3% “strongly” oppose) while 34.9% said they support such policies. 36.2% of Hispanics oppose “sanctuary policies.”

“This poll shows the American people, no matter their politics or ethnicity, want public officials to enforce federal immigration laws. It is difficult to find any political issue that inspires such unanimity,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The presidential candidates and the media have virtually ignored the illegal immigration issue in this campaign but it remains an important issue to voters. And the message from the American people on immigration is clear: Enforce the law. End sanctuary policies. And stop using tax dollars to help illegal aliens find illegal jobs.”

Portland Public High School to Host Illegal Alien Apologist

I heard about this through an alert 5th Listener.
Here's the letter I sent to the teacher offering to bring the other side to the debate:

Dear Ms. XXXX,

I understand that the Voz organization plans to give a presentation about the need for a day labor site in Portland in your English classes on Wednesday. I have championed the efforts against such a city funded enterprise and would like the opportunity to present the other side of this issue in your classroom following Mr. Sosa’s presentation. I believe that if done in an even handed way, students will understand the difficulties governments have in balancing the needs of their own citizens while wanting to take care of people who need help. I look forward to a respectful exchange or separate presentation—your choice—with Mr. Sosa about this issue.

If you would like to talk to me in advance I would be happy to talk with you. You can email me back and we can set a time for a telephone conference.

Sincerely,

Victoria Taft

KPAM Radio

Talk Host

Day Labor Protest on You Tube!

From Victoria

30 good guys. 15 or so anti folks. A few "day laborers" who came for the protest and then disappeared right after we left. I have pictures of it I'll post later. Meantime, thanks for all who came out and I'll post more later.
Following this post are just a sampling of the dozens of emails I have received about the illegal alien day labor center.
Here's a history of the center:
Center is proposed here.
Opposition mounts here.
Opponents are "honkies" here.
Day Labor Center such a "great" idea here.
Day Labor Center exempted from permits here.
Lack of organization delays day labor center here.
Finally. Someone else to help here.
Tales from the P.I.N.K.O Detention Center here.
Assault at the P.I.N.K.O Detention Center here.
Stop the violence against protesters at P.I.N.K.O Detention Center here.
Day labor center not working here.
Let's close this thing here.
Sanctuary policy is responsible for lawlessness here.
Erik Sten is sued here.
Only one protester? Here.

From Kevin

HOW CAN I HELP SHUT IT DOWN?

KEVIN

From M

I would like to express my support in closing the Day Labor Center. No body is above the law.

Thanks,

M.