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14 FINANCIAL IMPACT: A total of$79,628 is proposed for allocation from the Social Justice Fund, leaving a Social Justice Fund balance of$270,372. o El Centro's request of$54,168 will cover the salary of a part-time Project Coordinator and a full-time BIA Representative, as well as project operating costs. This will be at the cost of$155/client. o The Refugee Community Partnership's request of$14,120 will cover the cost to allocate more staff time and establish employment support resources to help refugees find better work opportunities for the remainder of FY2016-17, at the cost of$470.67/client. o The Refugee Support Center's request of$11,340 will cover the cost of 12 months of office space, at the cost of$11.63/client. Commissioner Marcoplos said a resident tweeted the BOCC today, and suggested that the sales force CRM data management system is free to non-profits. Mattie Hayes, Refugee Community Partnership, said it is free to non-profits, and once the license is acquired, it is up to the non-profit to custom code it to be able to be formatted and organized with features that can house the data it needs to. She said the requested funding would go towards the custom coding. PUBLIC COMMENT Riley Ruske said he is a veteran and taxpayer in Orange County, and he is totally opposed to this action to use County funds to aid and abet foreign nationals. He said the populations that will be served are "undocumented immigrants," and he said by their own actions they are criminals. He said illegal immigrants rob citizens of jobs, education, healthcare, etc. He said harboring, sheltering and shielding foreign nationals of illegal presence are a federal crime, and aiding and abetting illegal activities are federal and state crimes. He said if the Board of County Commissioners approves this item, it is violating laws and he petitioned the Board of County Commissioners to not provide these funds for illegal activities. Riley Ruske referred to the letter of support from the Sheriff, and he said the Sheriff's primary responsibility is the enforcement of the law. He said it would be a gross dereliction of duties if the Sheriff is aware of illegal activities and refuses to act. Carol McCanna said our country is a melting pot, but there must be legal control over the people who enter this country. She said a country can have and should monitor its borders. She asked if there could be clarification on the proposals before the BOCC this evening, especially regarding criminal acts committed by an illegal immigrant on a US citizen. She said words have meanings, and we do have laws and should not be abetting illegal immigration. She said immigrants are a part of this country, but they must come here legally. Maria Palmer said she is here to support these organizations and this expenditure. She said she has experience working with immigrants and their children. She said these organizations support many wonderful people, many of whom have never knowingly broken the law; especially children who were brought here as infants, and have no knowledge of their home culture. Heather Brutz said she had family that fled the Nazis, and we should be welcoming to immigrants. Ken Rothrock said he has lived in Orange County since 1980, and has practiced law for 36 years. He said this is nutty, and those that commit crime should have consequences. He said spending taxpayer money to support those who are coming here illegally is not right. He