Undocumented Day Workers on the Hottest Afternoon of the Year
These men were with about a dozen others who were waiting in the shade, in a parking lot on a busy corner. They are day laborers hoping for a job.
Houston, a Sanctuary City, is home to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants from all over the world.
It's estimated that over 50% of Texas contruction workers are undocumented. Well, they have fake documents and we all know, wink wink.
After Hurricane Harvey, Houston's flooded homes and businesses depended on these men to help with the dirty jobs like tearing out moldy walls
and stinking heavy carpet, removing flooring with who knows what hazardous chemicals. Most weren't equiped with gloves or masks. Many were cheated out of wages. Some were even abused.