They help run. in a partnership. a homeless center in South Bend. IN. maybe the model homeless center in the United States. because it does not Just teach people how to deal with getting shelter. it works on education with them. it works on training for jobs. it works on religious instruction. and a host of things. This amendment would say to the University of Notre Dame as a participant. and who wants to participate in a National Service Program. "If you ever serve soup to an illegal alien. or if you ever have an illegal alien in your homeless center. you will not qualify as a participant." I think we are getting into very. very dangerous territory here. Finally. I would say that the U.S. Catholic Conference has written a letter that under the socalled Baker amendment. Catholic and other denomination organizations which provide soup kitchens. homeless shelters. legal assistance to the poor or indigent individuals and families. would be prohibited from full participation in the National Service Trust Fund Act if any of these services are provided to the undocumented. even if only money donated to the religious organization is used for these charitable purposes. I think we are really opening up a bag of worms here. of unintended consequences. and prohibiting some very. very worthwhile participants in the National Service Act from participating and doing some very. very good things.
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