THE GOOD LIFE ON YOUR DOLLAR
Virginia is now considering a law that would prevent state funds from going to charities that provide goods and services to illegal aliens.
In Costa Mesa, some of the charities that serve suspected illegal aliens are able to do that partly because they receive your tax money via HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
The 3R Committee, which has been established by the City Council and which is under the Council's control, screens requests from the charities for these funds and makes recommendations to the City Council about how much to give to the charities.
There are a couple of problems with this. The 3R Committee is composed of many of the same people who tried to defeat Mayor Mansoor and Ms. Leece in the recent election and some even have close ties to the charities. In addition, the Committee is not very aggressive in trying to make sure your money is spent wisely and in ways that benefit our city.
When the CM PRESS tried to get the 3R Committee and the City Council to stop funding charities that don't look like Costa Mesa, our suggestion fell on deaf ears.
So, we now have charities in the city that are receiving your tax money that are almost 100% Latino. And, this is in a city that is approximately only 30% Latino.
Despite the ethnic imbalance, most citizens probably aren't overly concerned that it is people of one ethnicity who are receiving the Lion's share of the benefits far out of proportion to their numbers.
However, most citizens also know that if the ethnicities were reversed, we'd be hearing a constant howl about racism from the usual libs who would demand that the charities be made to look like Costa Mesa. Funny how the libs are silent about the present upside down stats, isn't it? Ah, the twisted double-standard liberal mind.
Many citizens do seem to be concerned, however, that their tax money may be going to help illegal aliens, who shouldn't even be in this country, be comfortable in Costa Mesa.
For those who are concerned about discrimination, here's a little more information. A few years ago the City Council gave $ 10,000 of your tax money to a charity that refused to let non-Latino whites use its services.
When the Feds learned of this, they cracked down on that charity and forced them to stop discriminating against white people.
So, here we are in 2007 and little has changed except that some charities may be a little more clever in what they're doing than the one that got caught.
Here's how to find clever discrimination. HUD requires that the charities submit statistics about the race/ethnicities of those they serve. These statistics are public records and citizens may see them.
Let's substitute a few terms here for clarity. Suppose Costa Mesa were 70% Latino and 30% white. Do you suppose there would be an outcry if 100% of those receiving charity services were white? You know it.
This year, the charities will again be asking for your tax money. Will the City Council do the right thing and stop what appears to be racial/ethnic discrimination? Will the City Council ask that the charities look like Costa Mesa? Will the City Council stop subsidizing illegal aliens to stay in Costa Mesa?
Stay tuned.
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