IMMIGRANT LABOR CENTER

Immigrant hiring hall inaugurated—

GRATON, Calif. (AP)—Immigrant organizers in Northern California say the new immigrant worker hiring hall inaugurated today in Graton was the result of many private donations and much volunteer work.

The Graton Day Labor Center had been in the works for seven years. It started as a 50,000 dollar project it soon grew to a 200,000 dollar development as money poured in.

Day laborers provided some of the work, and local residents and contractors donated money and land.

In addition to being a hiring hall, the center will also offer English classes and limited health care screenings.

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