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<blockquote data-quote="JB Books" data-source="post: 1790840" data-attributes="member: 6889"><p>Some Residents Feel Left Behind</p><p></p><p>Despite the success stories and the jobs they created, some area residents wonder why the city is putting so much effort into attracting immigrants when there are so many long term residents unemployed and looking for work. On any given day the city is full of people, hauling scrap metal in shopping carts, waiting at gas stations and doing anything they can to make a buck.</p><p></p><p>“We’ve got a lot of Americans like us that get out and scrap all day long just to make some money and get by,” said Scott Wiley, a unemployed painter who is working odd jobs to make ends meet. “It’s everywhere you look; you’ve got Hispanics working all the jobs that we used to work growing up.”</p><p></p><p>Welcome Dayton and immigration activists, however, don’t see it the same way.</p><p></p><p>“The way I look at it is that everybody has an opportunity and its what you make of that opportunity,” said Tony Ortiz, a professor and Latino community liaison for Wright State University. “If you’re just going to wait around and not go where the jobs are and go to work then that’s not a community issue, that’s a personal issue.”</p><p></p><p>Some critics of the initiative claim it has turned Dayton into a so-called “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. The term refers to towns where local authorities don’t question immigrants about their legal status and has become a hot button term in the wake of the battle over Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law.</p><p></p><p>Those involved in Welcome Dayton have reported inquiries from undocumented immigrants living in states like Alabama who ask if Dayton is a safe place to live.</p><p></p><p>“Dayton, Ohio, is going to become another [illegal] immigrant-friendly ‘sanctuary city’ with its “Welcome Dayton Plan,” whereat [sic] cheap-labor and government lovers and others can pick and choose which federal laws they want ignored or enforced &#8230; excepting those regarding guns, race, sex, taxes and test scores, of course,” complains Leon Harrison of West Carrollton, Ohio in a letter to the Dayton City Paper.</p><p></p><p>The mayor and immigration activists scoff at the “sanctuary city” label and say that they are doing nothing to skirt federal laws. Leitzell said that Dayton is just taking a different approach than other states and towns. </p><p></p><p>Instead of checking people’s immigration status, Dayton takes the approach that as long as immigrants are contributing to the community and not committing crimes, the police and other local authorities won’t ask any questions.</p><p></p><p>“I think what you’ll find is that other states and cities are reacting to a perceived problem instead of being proactive,” Letizell added. “I’ve spoken to people who have been here illegally for over 10 years, and they’re married with kids and I think the issue then becomes you do them an injustice by deporting them.”</p><p></p><p>As a former undocumented immigrant, Urbieta counts himself lucky to be so successful. Sitting in a booth inside a packed Taqueria Mixteca, Urbieta carefully assembles his fajita as the restaurant fills ups with the lunchtime crowd coming from East Third Street. While the East End may seem like a post-industrial graveyard, the inside of the former fast-food-joint-turned-Mexican-restaurant may give a good indication of where the neighborhood, and maybe Dayton as a whole is headed.</p><p></p><p>“I think things are going beautiful,” Urbieta said as he mixed his steak and peppers into a tortilla. “If we bring in more immigrants who want to start businesses and have new ideas than I think we’re going in the right direction.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JB Books, post: 1790840, member: 6889"] Some Residents Feel Left Behind Despite the success stories and the jobs they created, some area residents wonder why the city is putting so much effort into attracting immigrants when there are so many long term residents unemployed and looking for work. On any given day the city is full of people, hauling scrap metal in shopping carts, waiting at gas stations and doing anything they can to make a buck. “We’ve got a lot of Americans like us that get out and scrap all day long just to make some money and get by,” said Scott Wiley, a unemployed painter who is working odd jobs to make ends meet. “It’s everywhere you look; you’ve got Hispanics working all the jobs that we used to work growing up.” Welcome Dayton and immigration activists, however, don’t see it the same way. “The way I look at it is that everybody has an opportunity and its what you make of that opportunity,” said Tony Ortiz, a professor and Latino community liaison for Wright State University. “If you’re just going to wait around and not go where the jobs are and go to work then that’s not a community issue, that’s a personal issue.” Some critics of the initiative claim it has turned Dayton into a so-called “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants. The term refers to towns where local authorities don’t question immigrants about their legal status and has become a hot button term in the wake of the battle over Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law. Those involved in Welcome Dayton have reported inquiries from undocumented immigrants living in states like Alabama who ask if Dayton is a safe place to live. “Dayton, Ohio, is going to become another [illegal] immigrant-friendly ‘sanctuary city’ with its “Welcome Dayton Plan,” whereat [sic] cheap-labor and government lovers and others can pick and choose which federal laws they want ignored or enforced … excepting those regarding guns, race, sex, taxes and test scores, of course,” complains Leon Harrison of West Carrollton, Ohio in a letter to the Dayton City Paper. The mayor and immigration activists scoff at the “sanctuary city” label and say that they are doing nothing to skirt federal laws. Leitzell said that Dayton is just taking a different approach than other states and towns. Instead of checking people’s immigration status, Dayton takes the approach that as long as immigrants are contributing to the community and not committing crimes, the police and other local authorities won’t ask any questions. “I think what you’ll find is that other states and cities are reacting to a perceived problem instead of being proactive,” Letizell added. “I’ve spoken to people who have been here illegally for over 10 years, and they’re married with kids and I think the issue then becomes you do them an injustice by deporting them.” As a former undocumented immigrant, Urbieta counts himself lucky to be so successful. Sitting in a booth inside a packed Taqueria Mixteca, Urbieta carefully assembles his fajita as the restaurant fills ups with the lunchtime crowd coming from East Third Street. While the East End may seem like a post-industrial graveyard, the inside of the former fast-food-joint-turned-Mexican-restaurant may give a good indication of where the neighborhood, and maybe Dayton as a whole is headed. “I think things are going beautiful,” Urbieta said as he mixed his steak and peppers into a tortilla. “If we bring in more immigrants who want to start businesses and have new ideas than I think we’re going in the right direction.” [/QUOTE]
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