Day laborers unite.
The village of Mamaroneck, New York Mamaroneck, New York may refer to two places in the United States: - Mamaroneck (town), New York, a town in Westchester County
- Mamaroneck (village), New York, a village partially within the town
was found guilty of
discriminating against Latino day laborers and has agreed to pay half a
million dollars in legal fees to the workers. The town has also
tentatively agreed to prohibit police from asking day laborers about
their immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. status. Federal Judge Colleen col·leen
n.
An Irish girl.
[Irish Gaelic cailín, diminutive of caile, girl, from Old Irish. McMahon ruled that the
town clearly used racist tactics like closing down a hiring center,
forcing the day laborers onto the streets and then stepping up police
presence to discriminate against Latinos. The settlement still needs to
be approved by the village's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , but if passed it
could set a good precedent for day laborers around the country.
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