SOC425H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: High Visibility, Day Labor, Welfare Queen
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We are the most hardworking people in this country. Each and every day, we are standing here on the corner, from early in the morning until late at night, looking for work. We are not here to amuse ourselves, but to work, to take care of our families. I don"t understand the white people who yell at us from the windows of their cars. They should reward us for our hard work, our sacrifices. [the center] is full of lazy people with problems. Here on the street are all of the healthy, strong, and hard-working men. [being on the street] makes me feel sick and dirty. Here at the center we are all treated the same, with dignity. There is no begging, no desperate chase. (hugo) On the corner, when a truck pulls up, the driver looks you up and down. He measures how strong you look from the outside. And those guys seem to love the attention.
