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Sandy destruction boosts demand for immigrant day laborers

Originally published: November 18, 2012 5:27 PM
Updated: November 18, 2012 9:42 PM
By VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS AND AISHA AL-MUSLIM victor.ramos@newsday.com,aisha.al-muslim@newsday.com

Fernando Coba, a day laborer, removes material from

Photo credit: David Pokress | Fernando Coba, a day laborer, removes material from a house in Long Beach that was damaged by superstorm Sandy. (Nov. 14, 2012)

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Jose Diaz, 64, a day laborer from Freeport,

Sandy cleanup boosts day laborers Shaun Johnson, 23, of Mastic, with his sister

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Two signs advertised "Workers Available" outside the red trailer that functions as a shape-up site for immigrant day laborers in Freeport.

But only a few among the two dozen men who had gone there Wednesday were available for hire by 7 a.m. The others had been snatched up or were booked mostly by homeowners cleaning up the mess left by superstorm Sandy.

Day laborers -- a mix of workers...

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