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Flores, Dora From:Gay Olivos <GayOlivos@outlook.com> Sent:Tuesday, July To:eComment Subject:Disbursement of Funds for Illegal Immigrants / $20,000 Expenditure for Harvard Class / $49,000 Expenditure for Sahuayo Sister City Mural Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. July 15, 2025 Re: Disbursement of Funds for Illegal Immigrants $20,000 Expenditure for Harvard Class $49,000 Expenditure for Sahuayo Sister City Mural Dear Mayor and Council I am not in support of funds allocated for the deportation of “illegal immigrants”. I do empathize with these families who have been affected; however, it is not the taxpayer’s responsibility to disperse our tax dollars in assisting them The crucial term here is “illegal”. We should not be condoning anything “illegal” - plain and simple. To name a few, this team has taken away funding from the following: 1. Open swim for residents Monday through Friday @ Jerome, Salgado and El Salvador pools 2. No summer concerts at any of the parks 3. No Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Although I will agree that I have been complacent in not insisting from our elected officials in the United State House of Representative and in the United States Senate on implementing “Immigration Reform”. I will also admit that we all knew of these “illegal” immigrants for years and admit that we closed our eyes – looked away – I guess expecting some form of amnesty or pathway to citizenship. This will all change in the next election. But until then, this does not give this team the “green light” to disperse funds for “illegal immigrants”. Upon doing this, you send the wrong message. You basically tell the “illegal immigrant” that it is “ok” to violate the law; it is “ok” to cross our borders without applying for a VISA. It is “ok” to vandalize our city, use vulgarity towards our Mayor in our city chamber. It is “ok” to continue “as is” since we are giving you our money. This entitlement must cease. It was not us the citizens of Sant Ana who sent ICE into our city. It was not us the citizens of Santa Ana who authorized military presence downtown - but yet we are paying the price. On or about two weeks ago – on a Friday hot afternoon – my two grandsons were excited to go swimming in our local pool. This is a fun activity that we look forward to each summer – myself included. I squeeze into my bathing suit and join my grandsons at our community pool. We used to go to Memorial but since the renovations began, we then moved our swimming activities to El Salvador Park. El Salvador Park pool is no longer open Monday through Friday from 1:00 – 2:30 pm – it is only open on Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:30. Therefore, on this hot Friday afternoon, the boys put on their trunks and goggles – grabbed their 4