Counting immigrant homeless | Letters to the editor, Nov. 8, 2018

Need to count immigrant homeless

I am a student at Fresno State University. Recently in my sociology class we discussed the issue of homelessness plaguing Fresno. This issue is important, especially in today’s political climate, because a large majority of homeless people could potentially be undocumented immigrants.

Fresno has historically received many immigrants due to the agricultural work that is available for people without legal status. Today it is no different. Immigrants work labor-heavy jobs with minimal pay. Just as we help citizens who are homeless and struggling with publicly funded programs, we also need to provide for this large population as well.

These people deserve to be treated as humans. However, they are not officially calculated into the homeless population of Fresno and therefore, are not considered as people deserving of help. I propose we institute a way to accurately measure the immigrant homeless population in Fresno to better serve our community. By taking this first step, I believe we can change our city, as well as others in California.

Roads show where city’s priorities lie

As I was wandering around up in the north part of town, I noticed how nice the side streets were. Smooth, clean. Well maintained. But our streets down here in the ‘hood? You know, us little folks? The obvious difference between the northside and southland is stark. We be no longer relevant to City Hall? The obvious speaks for itself.

Take Blackstone south. Potholes along with bottom feeding construction repairs is one thing, but at least make the repairs drivable. The end results are cheap and sloppy. And, Olive Avenue through Tower District. Looks Third World.

So can we assume the following from the city of Fresno? They’ve conveyed this to us down here in the ghetto. City of Fresno to the serfs: “Just shut up, stop complaining. Pay your taxes. We’ll get to you sometime before 2025. Maybe.”

So the obvious question now is, who do I send the bills for suspension repairs and alignments? Well, maybe it’s time to secede from Fresno. We obviously are irrelevant and ignored. We could charge the northside folks an entry fee. City of Tower! Whoop! I’m in.

Missing cat, humans must be to blame

When I got up at 5 a.m. Oct. 17 Marvin,my loyal and dependable cat, was missing. He was always here and I feared the worst, for someone is trapping and killing cats in my neighborhood. He loved food and for this he died. This is so heartbreaking for — he was like a dog, with you everywhere, curious, and him not being here is painful,super sad, and so discouraging. I went to the Popovich Animal Circus at the Tower Theater. All the animals used are rescues and their motto is “Animals are People Too.” Sadly the trouble with humans is that some humans aren’t human. For the rest of us, may we be kinder than necessary.

Hold your nose! What’s that smell?

I enjoy gardening and planting in my yard year round. I am really disappointed the city of Clovis has allowed the use of human feces to fertilize the farm off Shepherd Avenue. It has been weeks and the smell remains nauseating. This Clovis way of life stinks!