Day laborers are more vulnerable because they are highly visible.

People have anxieties about globalization, illegal immigration, low wages, job insecurity, and they see day laborers as in some way representing all of these things.

Volunteers and staff of workers' centers, any charitable organization or individual, would become a criminal and (their) property would be seized. People would be considered felons just for providing support.

Our Web site gets thousands of hits a day and we receive hundreds of orders a month. There are only about 20 companies like this in the United States and I believe we're the only one in Massachusetts.

I knew if we came in and had our best day, we would be in the hunt. For the most part, the girls came out strong and this is our reward.

It hasn't hit me yet that I won't be seeing them every day. It's sad, but it's also exciting. I just want them to experience so many things right now so when we're not here they can do it without us.