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They hire day laborers to pick the apples.
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The protests erupted in Santa Ana after immigration enforcement operations targeted day laborers at Home Depots across the city that day.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
To this day, most of its musicians are current or former day laborers, and work closely with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, using music to help mobilize immigrant workers.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Salvador Reza is a longtime organizer of Latino communities and day laborers who regularly attends meetings related to the settlement.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
In the camp, locals work as day laborers or panhandle on nearby Story Road.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
To this day, most of its musicians are current or former day laborers, and work closely with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, using music to help mobilize immigrant workers.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Salvador Reza is a longtime organizer of Latino communities and day laborers who regularly attends meetings related to the settlement.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
In the camp, locals work as day laborers or panhandle on nearby Story Road.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Day laborer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20laborer. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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