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# Letter: Homelessness, drug and mental health problems, and jobs for immigrants
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/091104-story-20040911-5/
- Published: 2004-09-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:02:18.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless, Homelessness

✆ “A few years ago I was captain of a homeless feeding program, and I used to go once a week and help feed the homelessness. You know a lot of the homeless people are there because of drug problems and mental problems. There’s a lot of aliens that are willing to work, so give them a chance to have a job, and maybe we can end the homelessness.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 11, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)