By Gabe Joselow
Washington
26 March 2009
Latino immigrants working in a Los Angeles grocery store (file photo)
Latino immigrants working in a Los Angeles grocery store (file photo)
A shopping mall parking lot is a gathering place for migrants looking for work. On a cold morning in March, about 50 men stand in near silence, hoping to attract an employer in need of cheap day labor.
Andres Lopez, from Guatemala, says there has been hardly any work for the past year. He blames the recession."Its affected all of the workers in this area," he says, "I think we all know that we came here to find work but right now its very hard.
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