“difficult” to get government aid, but not “impossible.” Our job is not done until the latter rules.
Good. Now move some bears in with them.
What a great country we have!
Free Bus Tickets to Mexico.
Um... Where are the caves of Plainfield? I’ve lived in NJ all my life and was unaware of an extensive cave system in NJ. Perhaps Plainfield should change its name to West Tora Bora.
If this is true and the government knows it, why don’t they go in, round them up and send them back across the border?
Is it legal to live in caves?
Not being familiar with New Jersey I wouldn’t know about caves, but somehow it sounds a little odd. Are they sure those aren’t storm drains or sewer tunnels? Has it rained much up there this year?
Fixed it.
Cable TV is fuzzy.
Send them to San Farncisco, they have a new ID that will allow them to access gov't services. Better yet........ send them home.
I didn’t know there were caves available to move in to!
And I’m serious!
I'm surprised that Bob Menendez hasn't gotten Eyewitness News up there with him to get these poor folks aid. He along with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are trying to get the observation point in the torch of the Statue of Liberty reopened to the public and the terrorist. I can't believe that they could possibly be so concerned about that and over look these folks in the caves? After all Ken Salazar could get the land declared a national park and provide them with aid. Also, what did the illegals do to the poor Jersey black bears who are so numerous in the Summer. Did they kick the poor little bears and their cubs out into the cold snowy ground to dig boroughs and hibernate for the Winter?
Bad illegals...bad. Where is PETA when you need them?
New Jersey Caves
However, there are apparently crawl spaces under the 100 year old large homes.
What's sad is that these conditions are considered better than wherever they came from.
Here's a blog entry from what I can gather is a fat, transgender Latino in New York City: (Includes a photo)
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
From vivirlatino:For the last few months, a group of immigrants who lost their jobs and have been unable to find work due to the economic crisis, live on the margins, in improvised caves The anti-immigrant rhetoric as promoted by the mainstream media, would have many believe that immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, are not only taking jobs but are also taking government benefits. It's easier to point fingers and scapegoat at people pushed into living outside our field of vision. The winter is especially hard for many undocumented workers, since so many day laborers work in construction and the cold weather slows down that industry.
The immigrants, like so many, were living not in apartments, and certainly not in state or federal complexes, but were renting rooms, as so many immigrants do when they arrive to the United States. When they couldn't afford the $300 a month, they moved to the caves, which they must crawl into.
Local community advocates say many of the men don't go to shelters because of the language barrier and because of fear of being reported as undocumented.
What I found really interesting about the El Diaro article was how some community advocates and government officials said that men "don't seek help" as if they would rather live in caves, when the story is more complex, especially when outing yourself as an undocumented immigrant can mean being killed.
I guess when it comes to life in a cave or death on the streets, living in a cave is a reasonable choice. Que triste.
Via / Remolacha, El Diario La Prensa