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Now if they could only get paid minimum wage too ...(READING BETWEEN THE HEADLINES)(Brief article)
A Suffolk County, New York bill that would have barred day laborers from congregating near public roads was defeated, protecting the constitutional rights of those seeking work. Similar bills targeting the largely immigrant and Latino laborers have been ...
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