City Should Help Laborers Find Work
America, the Land of the Free? Except in Agoura Hills.
After reading about the people of El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala who are seeking work as painters, masons, gardeners and laborers, it is apparent the Agoura Hills City Council and their backers do not understand compassion.
The workers only want to support their families. Is that so difficult to understand?
I do, however, agree that the location at Roadside Drive and Kanan Road is not a good site for these people to gather to seek employment. There is catcalling, and businesses are disturbed.
A viable alternative is the corner of Agoura Road at the edge of the city.
The city could ease problems by providing a site coordinator, working three to four hours a day, portable toilets and trash cans. To pay for these amenities, there could be a minimal service charge to the person who is doing the hiring.
GEORGE (SANTA) ANNINO
Thousand Oaks
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