“The immigrant day laborers who wait for work on street corners across the United States have families and attend church regularly, and the people who hire them are more likely to be individual homeowners than construction contractors. The first nationwide study of day laborers also found that one in five has been injured on the job and nearly half have been cheated of pay.” (Washington Post, Monday)
Immigration policy facilitates such exploitation.
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“Sweatshops: Look for the INS Label” by Wendy McElroy