By Elise M. DuBord (auth.)
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Some employers at the DLC did this through abusive labor practices, such as paying artificially low wages, not paying wages owed, or requiring employees to work in unsafe conditions. Others used “illegalizing” discourses to concretely mark the power they held over day laborers—in effect, socially and physically distancing themselves from the undocumented. The employer in the following observation “illegalized” the workers he hired by diminishing their personhood. An Anglo employer came to the DLC to hire three workers.
Immigrant Settlers Nemesio was a Salvadoran immigrant in his mid-forties who had been in the United States for about 20 years. After living in San Francisco and other parts of California, he eventually moved to Saguaro City, where he lived for several years with his second wife. In the summer of 2007, he made a trip to California to visit his three young children and adult son for an undetermined period of time. His emotional leave-taking with workers and volunteers indicated a strong connection with the community.
In the summer of 2008, Manuel was still in Saguaro City and was trying to save up more money before returning to his family. Immigrant Settlers Nemesio was a Salvadoran immigrant in his mid-forties who had been in the United States for about 20 years. After living in San Francisco and other parts of California, he eventually moved to Saguaro City, where he lived for several years with his second wife. In the summer of 2007, he made a trip to California to visit his three young children and adult son for an undetermined period of time.
