You just can’t win with socialist immigration agitators. The Salvation Army is under fire for asking for identification as it gives out toys to needy children in the holiday season. Here is the latest attack from Los Angeles by a shady little group called Vamos Unidos USA which implies that the ID requirement is a plot to ferret out illegal aliens.
A national immigrants rights group expressed concern Wednesday over a toy-distribution policy by the Salvation Army which it said could discourage some needy immigrant families from seeking free holiday presents.
Salvation Army officials in Los Angeles say they have long required families of children who receive free toys to present identification when they register to take part in the giveaways, as a means of preventing double-dipping. But a similar policy in Houston – in which Social Security numbers were requested – recently caused some misunderstandings and accusations that the group was checking immigration status.
Members of Vamos Unidos USA say that while they haven’t seen a similar trend in Los Angeles, they want to stop it from happening anywhere and discourage the Salvation Army and other charities from asking for any form of identification that suggests the recipient could face possible discrimination.
“The fact the Salvation Army and some of the other charities have the same policy, the fact that they did not come out from the get-go and say their whole intent to ask for identification was to prevent fraud, led us to believe that there was more to the story,” said, Juan Jose Gutierrez, president of Vamos Unidos USA.
The Salvation Army doesn’t care what sort of ID is used, they just want to be sure that as many kids as possible get toys!
“The reason we ask for some form of documentation is we have limited resources and we want to make sure that more toys get to more children,” he said. “We want to make sure families who register in one part of town don’t register in another part of town. We don’t have enough toys. We don’t want one child to have seven toys, we want seven children to have a toy each.”
Here is what I don’t get, do these socialist groups like Vamos Unidos think that when they have gotten rid of all private initiative/charity and everything is run by the government that they will get more breaks and opportunities for ‘their people?’
Who the heck is Vamos Unidos anyway? Searching around just now I see they are not a legitimate 501(c)3 organization or they would be in Guidestar. I found this website for a group by that name—apparently they demand rights for street vendors and NYC is a prime area for their ‘work.’ By the way, wasn’t that Pakistani guy who was arrested on terrorism charges a few months back a street vendor? I wonder if the Vamos folks know the DRUM community organizers? Sure they do, here they are listed together as part of “Communities organizing for Justice.” Readers, you might want to keep this list handy—a useful guide to who’s who among the socialist community organizing immigrant groups. It includes some groups we have written about previously including the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition.
RESIST!
Here is more evidence they are part of the socialist movement—they are given funding by RESIST. Check out this site for an organization that came out of the anti-war movement in the ’60’s, it is an eye-opener.
Now, check out RESIST’s latest available Form 990 . Their grantees are listed near the end of the tax return and it will give you a good idea of the number and variety of far left/social justice groups operating in your cities. Also, they listed their top three donors and one is surprise surprise (not!)—the Tides Foundation.
Next time you see a little article like this one—immigrant group questions Salvation Army—and think it’s just a group of immigrants acting spontaneously, look deeper. Immigrant activists are well-connected socialists working to “change” America for the worse!
Another thought a short while later: I wonder if this attack on the Salvation Army is payback for their refusal to go along with the National Association of Evangelicals on amnesty, here.