Under the table: The county’s hidden Hispanic work force – Snohomish County, Washington
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They show up seven days a week, sometimes as early as 6 a.m. Some carry backpacks, but most just have thick coats, their hands shoved deep into pockets.
For hours, they wait, hoping. As daylight emerges and cars begin to stream in and out of the Home Depot parking lot on Highway 99 in south Everett, they crane their necks, eagle-eyed for the wide rigs that usually signal the arrival of contractors who need laborers.
“We want to do something right, work at least five or six hours a day, at least,” said Jose Lara, a 36-year-old Mexican immigrant who took two buses from his home in Seattle to get to the hardware store’s parking lot.”*
*From: www.heraldnet.com
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