Around 7 a.m., a car bomb exploded near a gathering of day laborers in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing six people and wounding 23.
Baghdad Car Blast Kills 80; Gunmen Execute 17 A suicide car bombing killed at least 80 people when it ripped through a gathering of day laborers waiting for work in one of Baghdad's largest Shiite districts.
A3 Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 75 A suicide car bomber killed at least 75 people when it ripped through a gathering of day laborers waiting for work in one of Baghdad's largest Shiite districts.
It was the worst such attack in many months: children's schools, gatherings of day laborers, and a government anti-corruption office were all targeted, as well as public marketplaces.
In Southampton, gatherings of day laborers near the village are regularly picketed by some local residents, and a proposal to have the workers assemble at hiring spots, to diminish loitering along roadways, was blocked by opponents who charged that it amounted to condoning the hiring of illegal immigrants.
Among other xenophobic actions, local governments attempted to ban gatherings of day laborers, limit the number of people sharing a rented home, and pass "English-only laws" for government agencies.
One way of dealing with the problem would be to increase the number of hiring sites to reduce the number of laborers gathering in one place.
As the economy has worsened, the number of laborers gathering at the Home Depot here has grown, making the competition for fewer jobs that much fiercer.
The variables were: years of residence, household size, number of laborers in a household (including labor migrant members), mean age of laborers, and mean educational level of laborers.
