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Questions and Answers

Why do the day laborers in our community continue to loiter in the area?

Day laborers both need and want to work. Their "loitering" is merely waiting for work. Once a corner or a spot becomes known as a good source of employment, it is difficult to eliminate it without offering a more attractive location. Without an alternative source of employment, day laborers will continue to loiter in spite of efforts to chase them away.



When I shop at the building supply store, the day laborers always crowd around my car and scare me. Are day laborers dangerous?

The Day Labor Research Institute has been monitoring crimes involving day laborers for over six years. Based on six years of reports, we have to conclude that, in spite of negative stereotypes that portray day laborers as dangerous, day laborers are no more likely to be violent or to commit crimes than non-day laborers. While being “swarmedâ€