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What Makes Day Labor so Difficult for Chicago Migrants

by Erika Pérez and City Bureau February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

This story was originally published by City Bureau on December 20, 2024. On a cold, snowy morning in mid-March, Marielis Yepez, thirty, and Adriana Valencia, thirty-two, search for one particular contractor in a sea of customers loading their cars at a Southwest Side Home Depot. The pair are the only women among a group of […]

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¿Por qué el trabajo jornalero es tan difícil para los migrantes en Chicago?

by Erika Pérez and City Bureau February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

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