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August 14, 2008
Home Depot, Others Required To Make Day Laborer Shelters
Home Depot, Others Required To Make Day Laborer Shelters
Big-box, home-improvement stores in Los Angeles will have to set aside space for day laborers under an ordinance passed by the City Council on Wednesday.
When the ordinance takes effect -- the mayor has to sign it, and most city laws take effect 30 days afterward -- it will apply to stores such as The Home Depot that have 100,000 square feet or more, or any structure where 250,000 square feet or more of warehouse floor area is added.
The shelters must be easily accessible and include drinking water, bathrooms, tables, seating and trashcans. The stores may be required to work with Los Angeles police in developing a security plan, according to the unanimous vote by the 15-member lawmaking body.
People who live near Home Depot stores have complained of day laborers drinking beer, urinating in yards or other unseemly behavior.
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network, a nonprofit group started in Northridge in 2001, supports the new requirements.
"It provides for safe and dignified hiring locations where contingent workers can defend their basic rights. It carefully balances the interests of business, residents, day laborers and their employers," said the group's executive director, Pablo Alvarado.
Francisco Uribe, senior manager of government relations for The Home Depot, said the corporation does not oppose the day laborer centers.
"Although the complex challenges associated with the presence of day laborers are not specific to one industry nor one company, The Home Depot recognizes that some of our stores in the city of Los Angeles are impacted," Uribe said.
"The Home Depot has and will continue to work with the city of Los Angeles and other key stakeholders in the various communities where The Home Depot operates to jointly address these challenges," Uribe said.
City Councilman Richard Alarcon singled out The Home Depot for attracting day laborers, saying other big-box stores do not have the same kind of problems.
"Lowe's doesn't have the problem. And you ask yourself 'why don't we see massive (numbers of) day laborers at Lowe's?' The reason is they target women. It's very clear that their marketing scheme is more focused on interior design-type customers," Alarcon said.
The Community Development Department already operates 11 day-laborer sites in the city. Grant funding is used to maintain the facilities at an annual cost of $180,000.
Wild Thing's comment..........
Stuff like this brings to mind Reagan’s “Time for Choosing” speech. He, literally, warned of just this type of behavior...in 1964!!! I am also thinking of our elections and also our stand for what is right in the world and for our country.
Why not arrest them? Why not arrest the people who hire them? Why not spend the $180 grand a year the City spends to maintain these things to help “the poor contingent workers” get legal? Why not tax the companies that hire them?
Posted by Wild Thing at August 14, 2008 02:08 PM
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I wonder if by doing this that the City Council of Los Angeles is giving implied security check and legal status to people looking to hire these City sponsored day laborers. It will be interesting to see the first law suit filled against Los Angeles as a result of a capital crime and/or rape against a minor by an "undocumented" day laborer given shelter and government sponsored and sanctioned access to the public to enter their homes.
"The stores may be required to work with Los Angeles police in developing a security plan, according to the unanimous vote by the 15-member lawmaking body." Does this mean that all day laborers will be given a background check for legal status and criminal history? Will the day laborers have to wear picture ids issued by the City of Los Angeles? This all sounds like a train wreck just waiting to happen.
Posted by: Les at August 14, 2008 04:57 PM
Les, yes I wonder too.
When Nicholas and I lived in Malibu, Calif. the stupid City of Malibu set up two pick up locations, one at either end of Malibu. There were set up to be places where the locals that lived in Malibu could drive to and fill their car or pickup with illegals to take back to their homes or businesses and do work for the day. They also set up free food and lunche type meals for the ones that did not get picked up for that day.
Disgusting what a bunch of liberals will do like that all to help illegals. Horrible and dangerous too!!!!
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 14, 2008 11:49 PM
We are seeing the emergence of a socialist state and NATION now more than ever. Remind the 'City of Angels' that God doesn't allow EVERYONE into Heaven! This is all happening in the Pelosi / Kennedy (Arnold's wife) state of Cal E Forn Ya.
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at August 15, 2008 12:14 AM
Build the shelter and add to each a small office
and staff it with 2 ICE agents...
Posted by: Tincan Sailor at August 15, 2008 12:23 AM
Darth, yes your right and it breaks my heart to see this happening.
No outrage in Calif. from Republicans that are just letting this stuff happen without trying to fight back.
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 15, 2008 06:11 PM
Tincan Sailor, oko but can they have guns? Because these illegals many of them are criminals in Mexico and have killed people and they carry guns and lots of knives. I saw a lot of this when I lived in Calif. even in a nice area like Malibu it was not safe. Very scary...... yikes.
Posted by: Wild Thing at August 15, 2008 06:18 PM
Guns!! you bet and cattle prod's too!!!
Posted by: Tincan Sailor at August 15, 2008 11:46 PM
