[snowrip]

Follow-up to earlier post which can be seen at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453415/posts

[gubamyster]

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[Nickname]

Town of Herndon is determined that this will go through. When I called this morning, the woman I spoke with virtually sneered when I referred to this as a "proposed" site. Her response was, "What do you mean, "proposed?" She pretty much let me know that this is a done deal, and they're just working out the details.

She told me that it's town/county taxes funding this, but she couldn't tell me whether Project Hope and Harmony's contribution included state or federal grant money. Project Hope and Harmony's contribution includes public funds according to news reports.

Of all the calls I made today, the ONLY agency that I got an ounce of interest from was the Commonwealth's Attorney General's Office. The rest seemed not to want to hear/deal with it, including Wolf, Warner, Allen.

Granted, I'm new to making calls and hoping for answers. Everyone I spoke to said to send a letter. I feel brushed off, but I will write my letters. Hopefully the end result won't be feeling more brushed off, but I'm not hopeful.

I guess the left-wing activists and cheap-labor lobby are pretty powerful.

[Iron Eagle]

Should the proposal go forward, Judicial Watch and its clients are prepared to challenge the "Day Laborer Site" in court as an illegal use of taxpayer funds and will seek declaratory and injunctive relief, attorney's fees, costs, and any other relief to which they are entitled.

This makes me smile. I am glad JW is taking on the representation.

I only hope they are successful. They should be -- I designed the legal strategy for their client. I only wish a conflict had not precluded me from implementing it.

[muawiyah]

Worst thing about this particular proposal is that it will not serve the needs of the most oppressed minorities in the area ~ just the Hispanics.

Further, it will do little more than consolidate the Hispanic day laborer pick up points so that Mara Salvatrucca (MS 13) gang members can better identify them for purposes of extortion.

I think someone ought to check into the background of the folks who proposed this as well as the background of the town planning people who let it go through to this stage of development.

[InsureAmerica]

This is a big problem. It is endemic throughout Northern VA. Now is an opportunity to make a stand. We all need to come together on this. The hell with our elected officials - they won't do anything about this until it means they have to worry about being re-elected. I don't bust my ass everyday to pay for illegal aliens. I bust my ass to provide for my family and for the benefit of my children.

[ShuShu]

Good post - thanks!