I had heard that a day laborer corner had developed in the neighborhood on Lancaster between 36th and 37th. Does anyone know if there are areas of West Philadelphia where dayworkers, or daylaborers, gather?

My understanding, or use, of the term refers to an informal network of workers who make themselves available for hire by congregating at certain street corners. Local employers in need of temporary manual laborers come to these corners and hire the workers on a day by day basis. The workers are most often undocumented male immigrants.

I was discussing this with someone from a local social service agency who expressed interest in researching its development in West Philadelphia. We were curious where it was, or if there was more than one.

http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/...44?cookieSet=1

Also look at:

http://www.neoch.org/challengingtemp.htm

http://www.metroactive.com/papers/me...left-9752.html

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In response to this thread I started looking for a similar one started earlier this year. I didn’t find it, but I did find all of these that deal with immigration and Philadelphia

Philadelphia losing the immigration race
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6758

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A Shift in Demographics
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146

Immigration
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1093

The Border as Prophet
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5137

Ridge's Immigration Remarks
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1974

Immigration and the President's Proposed Policy
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2150

Philadelphia's underground workforce
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6353

Day labor in West Philadelphia
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5138

Venezuelan community in Philly?
http://phillyblog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2976

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