Labor & Economic News Blog


Monday, July 10, 2006

Day laborers, silent and despised, find their voice

Day laborers, silent and despised, find their voice
Source: NY Times
Illegal immigrants are a diverse bunch. There are about 12 million in this country, working in all industries and living in a range from middle class to working poor to something well below that. They are mostly Latino, but are Asian, African and Eastern European, too. The illegal Irish get a lot of press, but are just one tiny subset, a green sprig of parsley in the melting pot.

 



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