That's the question posed in the big O, and although the logical answer consists of one word - home - some believe that these hard-working illegal aliens should have access to services, and maybe even learn a little English, while waiting for their next illegal employer to drive up. Portland mayor Harry Tommy Potter, worker of great wonders, wants to spend a couple of hundred thousand of your tax dollars to build a center for illegal aliens - to say nothing of the cash he'll need annually to run the place.
While the wizard has a long track record of aiding and abetting illegal aliens and other lawbreakers, this is a big step even for him; it also raises the question of whether the city's job is to spend taxpayer resources to assist illegal aliens in furthering their illegal activities. Even assuming that his Center for Illegal Aliens somehow doesn't pan out along the lines of the aerial tram, it's not unreasonable to expect that the costs for construction of such a center may run closer to a cool $1 million (when you throw in the mandatory artwork, the solar panels, the "eco-roof", and the other froo-froos that Portland and its "planners" so dearly love to toss money at).
That kind of cash could fill a lot of potholes.