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Residents of south Sac,
There is a strong move afoot to demolish the old house on 41st ave across from Rainbow park, and build a community center. While the community center would be a welcome addition under normal circumstances, the principals involved are going to host a fraudulent hiring center for day laborers as the largest portion of the centers daily activity. Most of us from this neighborhood are well aware of the day laborers that have nearly taken over the parking lot of the AM/PM, and loiter in clusters for 3 more blocks up MLK JR.Blvd. If you live or work in this area, you can't help but notice that there are over 200 people nearly every single day on the street, and less than half are hired each day. The remaining idle hands often turn to other, less desirable activities for the remaining time on the street.
In addition, the flow of people hiring or "interviewing" them for jobs creates traffic problems and interfere with neighborhood businesses as they bring their under-the-table hiring practices to this community.
Many of us have witnessed the littering, drinking, and gang tagging that are on the increase here. Also, a new influx of transient type unlicensed businesses that patronized the day laborers conduct their activities without regard to the property owners and residents here.
Bringing all this negative activity a few more blocks towards the residential side of this community is a bad plan for homeowners, renters, and families. neither is it a good idea to place all of this across the street from Rainbow Park, that was designed for 6 year old kids and up. Day laborers have already a proven track record of non-compliance. Many, if not most have already entered the country illegally, and remain here in violation of the US laws. To compound that, they work without authorization of a US work Visa. They ignore no loitering signs posted all over the business parking lots, and on the streets. They often boldly ignore the sheriff's orders to vacate the premesis, and return as soon as the deputies leave the area.
This type of activity is far from desirable for a residential area, and neither are the unlawful businesses that are beneficiary to the cheap, unreported, and un-insured labor they obtain in violation of state employment laws. The proponents of this day labor center are willing to sacrifice this neighborhood in favor of their own interests, and the comfort of the people who profit from this unlawful activity.
Just say no! The sheriff and the county supervisor must be told that it is not proper for either agency to support illegal activity. The fact that this center is being touted as a community center is just typical political whitewashing. If the proponents of this enterprise were as interested in this community as they say, they would not include fraudulent employment, tax evasion, and immigration violations as part of their plan. Let's demand that this portion of the centers operations be excluded, and the permit to operate the center hinge upon the continued adherance to that requirement.
Call Supervisor Yee, and Sacramento County sheriff John McGuiness and express your desires on this subject soon, or the day laborers will be moved here by default.
There is a strong move afoot to demolish the old house on 41st ave across from Rainbow park, and build a community center. While the community center would be a welcome addition under normal circumstances, the principals involved are going to host a fraudulent hiring center for day laborers as the largest portion of the centers daily activity. Most of us from this neighborhood are well aware of the day laborers that have nearly taken over the parking lot of the AM/PM, and loiter in clusters for 3 more blocks up MLK JR.Blvd. If you live or work in this area, you can't help but notice that there are over 200 people nearly every single day on the street, and less than half are hired each day. The remaining idle hands often turn to other, less desirable activities for the remaining time on the street.
In addition, the flow of people hiring or "interviewing" them for jobs creates traffic problems and interfere with neighborhood businesses as they bring their under-the-table hiring practices to this community.
Many of us have witnessed the littering, drinking, and gang tagging that are on the increase here. Also, a new influx of transient type unlicensed businesses that patronized the day laborers conduct their activities without regard to the property owners and residents here.
Bringing all this negative activity a few more blocks towards the residential side of this community is a bad plan for homeowners, renters, and families. neither is it a good idea to place all of this across the street from Rainbow Park, that was designed for 6 year old kids and up. Day laborers have already a proven track record of non-compliance. Many, if not most have already entered the country illegally, and remain here in violation of the US laws. To compound that, they work without authorization of a US work Visa. They ignore no loitering signs posted all over the business parking lots, and on the streets. They often boldly ignore the sheriff's orders to vacate the premesis, and return as soon as the deputies leave the area.
This type of activity is far from desirable for a residential area, and neither are the unlawful businesses that are beneficiary to the cheap, unreported, and un-insured labor they obtain in violation of state employment laws. The proponents of this day labor center are willing to sacrifice this neighborhood in favor of their own interests, and the comfort of the people who profit from this unlawful activity.
Just say no! The sheriff and the county supervisor must be told that it is not proper for either agency to support illegal activity. The fact that this center is being touted as a community center is just typical political whitewashing. If the proponents of this enterprise were as interested in this community as they say, they would not include fraudulent employment, tax evasion, and immigration violations as part of their plan. Let's demand that this portion of the centers operations be excluded, and the permit to operate the center hinge upon the continued adherance to that requirement.
Call Supervisor Yee, and Sacramento County sheriff John McGuiness and express your desires on this subject soon, or the day laborers will be moved here by default.
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