The day labor site brings back a couple memories for me.
October, 1967: On my way home from high school, a friend driving by screeched to stop and asked if I was 18 and if I wanted a job. I said yes to both questions and he told me to jump in the car. As we drove to his house, then mine, he told me the personal manager from a large local printing factory had been driving through the area searching for workers.
Within an hour I was working my first real job at the end of an automated box folding line. I seemed destined for quick dismissal that first night for being too slow. It was all such a maze to me. By midway through the second night the complaints were that I was too fast. From there I moved up rapidly in what would become a five year career. My hiring was one way employers found workers in those days. Personnel managers actually went out looking daily if necessary for new workers. I've not seen a single such instance for a very long while.
The second memory the day labor site brings to mind is of great importance. It is very important for one reason, corruption.
While in high school there were two local day labor sites, and they were very legal. They exist to this day. They were Manpower Services and Kelly Services. Many of my classmates went there daily until they found work. Some worked in the fields, some in canning facilities, other found jobs doing clerical work.
I learned over a decade ago of the upstart unofficial day labor sites operating without licenses in Fresno, California. They could crop up on one corner one day, and be a few blocks away the next. The bosses hired only illegal aliens, and for good reason. They could be easily swindled with no avenue of recourse.
One day I met one of these bosses. We had a long conversation. At times it was terse, but for the most part respectful. He admitted to me that the farmers he took his laborers to were paying the legal wage, plus an extra fee for him for rounding-up the laborers.
What neither the farmers or laborers realized was that he was paying the illegal aliens much less than the prevailing minimum wage. The guy was pocketing money he told the workers was for taxes, transportation, and anything else he could dream up.
The bosses have never been prosecuted for operating a business without a license, tax evasion or never depositing taxes withheld, nor will they ever be prosecuted so long as they keep padding the pockets of corrupt government officials.
Such practices could never happen with the legitimate used by my high school classmates.
I live in the Philippines and you do not want to know how they handle illegal immigration here. Suffice to say, you do not want to be in their jail awaiting deportation.
I would suggest that a group of anti illegals make large signs and fliers that spell out the federal, state and local laws concerning hiring illegals. The fliers could point out the requirement to verify legal authorization to work in the U.S., the minimum wage that must be paid, the SSA and income taxes that must be paid and if paying on a 1099, the employers legal obligations.
Then make it clear on the signs that the vehicle license plate # is being recorded to turn over to the IRS to ensure that these taxes and /or legal requirements have been met by the employer.
Stay legal. Remain on the sidewalk and do not block entrances or exits. Place a flier in the hand of the employer or on the windsheild and ensure that he/she sees you take down the license #.
Make sure there are enough of you to avoid an assualt situation by the illegal workers or pro illegal protesters. Videotaping would be good for use in court if needed. Expect that someone will probably be arrested on a trumped up charge.
Lastly, try to get the local business owners to post the “rule” for hiring a day laborer. Maybe you can add the address and phone number of the local govt employment office in order for the employer to hire a legal employee. Keep the jobs going to legal employees.