Local activists are pushing for a law that would criminalize refusal to pay promised wages to day laborers.
To hear UNC professor and Chapel Hill-Carrboro Human Rights Center director Judith Blau tell it, it’s legalized theft.
Day laborers often congregate at the intersection of Jones Ferry Rd. and Davie Rd. in Carrboro to find work that may be their only source of income. Their illegal status in the country means they may lack legal recourse if a crime is committed against them, as they could be deported without permission to be in America.
One argument voiced by opponents of such a law is that it would be difficult to prosecute across jurisdictions, such as an employer from Chatham County who hires day laborers from Carrboro only to not pay them. …
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