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Where Did Los Angeles' Day Laborers Come From?

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Paresh Dave
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Michael Kembe can't even find a job washing dishes. Oscar Chavez has too much pride to return home to Mexico.

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Illusions Of The American Dream Remain For Day Laborers

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Dan Watson
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Experts say L.A.'s thousands of day laborers will be the last to feel recovery.

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