Casa de Maryland needs to be stopped

Those of us in the Washington DC area need to be aware of and upset by a nearby program which assists and supports illegal aliens and does so with taxpayer dollars.

According to this story by Judicial Watch, the Maryland legislature takes our money and gives it to the nonprofit Casa de Maryland, which uses it to pay for lawyers who helpillegals stay in our country. They've also harrassed and stalked local anti-illegal immigration activists.

From the article:

Casa de Maryland, based in the state’s Tacoma Park area, operates three day laborer facilities that are mostly funded with public dollars and now the group has actually hired three attorneys to provide free legal services for the illegal immigrants.

The group, which annually receives huge tax-deductible donations from numerous corporations, says that its mission is to fight for equal treatment and full access to resources and opportunities for low-income Latinos--in other words, Hispanics who are in the country illegally.

It proudly advertises its day laborer centers--in Baltimore, Wheaton and Silver Spring--which are all partially funded with public money from counties and cities. In fact, last year Baltimore officials approved $75,000 for that municipality’s day laborer center.

Casa de Maryland hired the attorneys because it claims the state fails to protect the rights of low-wage workers. An example, according to the group’s recently published report, is that 75% of domestic workers don’t receive overtime pay and half earn below the minimum wage. Casa de Maryland demands that the state fully fund and staff a department to focus on the needs of immigrant workers and fully investigate their complaints.

In the meantime, its fully staffed legal department will provide free counsel to represent those who have violated federal U.S. law yet claim their “rights” are being violated.

This should not be allowed to continue. Since a main function of this group is to help criminals subvery US laws and displace American workers, corporations who donate money to this group or others like it should not be eligible for deductions nor should tax money be given directly to them. Casa de Maryland should be stripped of it's non-profit status immediately and it's principals should be charged with conspiracy to violate American immigration laws. If there was ever a good reason to call your legislators or write the newspapers to complain, this is it.