Citizens blast tax-funded 'sanctuary' for illegals

'The town of Jupiter is a symbol of what is wrong in this country'
Posted: January 12, 2008 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Felicia Dionisio
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com

The next time you need someone experienced in lawn care, landscaping, general labor, moving, construction cleaning, house cleaning, and many other jobs, whether for a few hours or a few days, come to EL SOL. You will be glad you did.

– Friends of El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center

That's the pitch being used to bring illegal aliens together with prospective employers in Jupiter, Fla.

The El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center was the town's solution for stopping ''migrant workers'' from lining the streets each day to wait for employers to drive by and hire them.

Sometimes as many as 100 ''day laborers'' gathered each morning. Neighborhood residents complained they blocked traffic, scared people and created a public nuisance.

So, backed by legal opinions that said the center did not violate any laws, the town of Jupiter bought a building next to town hall and the police station for $1.9 million and encouraged Catholic Charities, along with the migrant advocacy group Corn Maya and community volunteers, to lease it for $1 a year, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Since then, the center has registered more than 1,730 workers and 2,577 employers and claimed an average daily hiring rate of 25 percent, according to Catholic Charities.

South Florida talk radio host and anti-illegal immigration activist Joyce Kaufman is an outspoken critic of the center and others like it.

"The rationale is that there's something endearing and American about allowing these people to come to the U.S. That's true. It's called immigration and we have legal channels to do that. It doesn't mean that everyone who crosses the border at night has the right to a job," Kaufman told WND.