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That was NOT the argument. It was that employers (the market) will hire these workers regardless of immigration laws and regardless of whether they are at a day laborer site.

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These are day labor jobs. People get hired a day at a time and would be hard for an employer to keep track of who they are hiring and paying each time because they pick up workers on the street corner. This compares to paying to get your lawn mowed by neighborhood kids or college students looking to make some money.

some Day Laborers have full-time jobs elsewhere, but need this to augment their income.

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