A Southern accent on day laborers - Smlr_net

28 Dec 2007


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A Southern accent on day laborers 
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Stereotypes, language skills and the lowest price come into play as black Americans and Latino immigrants compete on an Atlanta street.
By Richard Fausset
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 28 2007
ATLANTA &mdash; Outside the Home Depot on Ponce de Leon Avenue, no one engages in theoretical debates about whether illegal immigrants are competing for jobs with Americans.
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