Employee advocates sounded the alarm Tuesday that wage theft and intimidation against day laborers have increased in the past year as immigration enforcement operations expanded up. As day laborers ...
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Alexander, a 19-year-old day laborer, stands at his usual spot in the Mission District in the early morning, keeping an eye out for employers who drive by. Photo by Mariana Garcia. When a truck pulls ...
It’s about 6 a.m. and 32 degrees in Plano, and dozens of day laborers have already shown up ready to work. The men lock their cars and walk across the street under the moonlight to check in at the ...
Police have begun arresting day laborers in Woodside, Queens, for minor offenses. The practice marks a distinct change from the tolerant attitude authorities have shown in the past, according to ...