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They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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Castillo, a volunteer with the group NorCal Resist, which opposes the immigration raids, was at the Home Depot on Florin Road in south Sacramento to document the arrests of day laborers who were there seeking work, the group has said.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
The area surrounding the town, which is located in the Murcia region, also hosts large numbers of migrants who work as day laborers in agriculture, one of the pillars of the regional economy.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
There have been sweeps targeting day laborers at local car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Chris Newman, the legal director and general counsel of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, which is assisting dozens of day laborers who have been targeted by immigration authorities in the city in recent days, described the current moment as a turning point.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
The area surrounding the town, which is located in the Murcia region, also hosts large numbers of migrants who work as day laborers in agriculture, one of the pillars of the regional economy.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
There have been sweeps targeting day laborers at local car washes and Home Depot parking lots.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Chris Newman, the legal director and general counsel of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, which is assisting dozens of day laborers who have been targeted by immigration authorities in the city in recent days, described the current moment as a turning point.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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