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Posted about 1 year ago I read an interesting article in a magazine I subscribe to and it discussed the problems with day laborers. One of the things it discussed that caught my attention was it had mentioned that a way to deal with day laborers is to set up a "red light district". It suggests setting rules and regulations for day laborers to only be allowed in a certain area at certain times. At first I was dumbfounded, but then I realized what it meant. The article discussed the issues faced by the community and the officers when dealing with day laborers and the difficulties dealing with that type of actvity. As the article talked more about the "red light district" approach it seemed to make more sense. I have not seen or heard of any day laborers in my area so I would like to know if anyone here sees a benefit or a problem with the "red light district" approach. I am also curious to hear what officer's opinions are on the problems they see with day laborers' actions and how it effects your job. Just to provide more understand as to the article I am discussing, the link to the article is: http://www.policemag.com/Articles/2008/07/Day-Laborer-Sites.aspx
Thank you all for your feedback and opinions
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| Posted about 1 year ago I don't know where you live, but I'd bet a dollar to a donut, if you live in a larger town, with lots of construction going on, there is a "day labor" gathering site. I work in Nashville and there are several. Most of them (the laborers) are probably illegal, but they are looking for work. It's not uncommon to see a p/u pull into a parking area, ask if anyone has experience; roofing, pouring concrete, framing etc and then drive off with 4, 5 even 6 people. Beyond fatigue lies compensatory hypertrophy |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Living in south Florida, my city is over-run with day laborers and migrant workers, especially the city of Lake Worth. The clog the streets of downtown Lake Worth every morning, they congregate in the Home Depot parking lots, and god forbid you pull up in a pick-up truck. They don't even wait to see if you are there to hire laborers, they just all jump in the back of your truck, fighting for space. You've got to threaten them to get them out. In the city of Jupiter, nearby, they've set regulations for where/when the laborers can gather and they set up a building for them. However, I have a big problem with our tax dollars going towards this. In Los Angeles, places like Home Depot are being forced by the government to use their own funds to set up areas for these people. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19453488/ I fully appreciate that these guys are willing to work, but the fact remains that it is under-the-table work, without taxes being paid, and most of it gets sent out of this country to their families. DebWPB "If brevity is the soul of wit, your penis must be a riot"~Donna Gephart
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| Posted about 1 year ago yeah we have alot, but if they have a id or work permit it depends |
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| Posted 11 months ago There is not that many where I live. They are spread out also. I live in the middle of no where very small town and farming commumity. A lot of cattle.
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