From: The New York TimesApril 17, 2007
Housing Slump Takes a Toll on Illegal Immigrants
By EDUARDO PORTER
HURON, Calif. — Some of the casualties of America’s housing bust are easy to spot up and down California’s Central Valley.

From Fresno to Sacramento, big tangles of wire and PVC pipes clutter vacant lots in silent subdivisions, waiting for houses to be built — some day. Dozens of “For Saleâ€