From: NBC Miami

Loud and insistent, nearly 100 people gathered outside a Republican congressional campaign fundraiser in Coral Gables to voice their displeasure with the job market.

The $10,000-a-plate dinner in the gated Snapper Creek Lakes community was held for Congressman Allen West, whose likeness was carried on sticks alongside that of headliner and fellow Congressman Eric Cantor.

“The politicians are always telling [us] the jobs are increasing,” said Redelio Eonesa, a protester who is out of work. “But I can’t see that.”

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The protest was organized by 1Miami, a jobs-focused coalition that simulated a soup line in contrast to the wealth inside the neighborhood’s gates.

“I do many jobs. I am not looking for something special,” added Eonesa, a 68-year-old who came from Cuba 20 years ago. He has worked as a maintenance man and a janitor, doing whatever required hard work and dedication — until now.

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