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  • Antonio Bernabe talks to two Guatemalan immigrant day laborers near the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, California, on Dec. 9, 2009. The two men he is speaking to, who wished to remain unidentified, were young Guatemalans, of 17 and 18 years of age, who had crossed both the Guatemala-Mexico, and U.S.-Mexico borders in perilous circumstances in the hope of having a better life in the U.S., and income to send back to their impoverished families in Guatemala. Bernabe was visiting the day laborers waiting on the street corner for work on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). He spoke to the men and handed out flyers informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work.  Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Unidentified day laborers listen to Antonio Bernabe (not shown) speak at the Balboa Day Labor Center in Van Nuys, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz..Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • An unidentified day laborers listen to Antonio Bernabe (not shown) speak at the Balboa Day Labor Center in Van Nuys, California, on Dec. 7, 2009. The man in this image reads one of the informational flyers Bernabe has handed out regarding the legal rights of day laborers. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Antonio Bernabe, left, talks with day laborer Luis Flores, right, at the North Hollywood Labor Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. Flores, who had recently suffered a back injury that left him in a great deal of pain and made him unable to perform manual labor, was discussing options for financial and medical help with Bernabe. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen KlewitzPhoto by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day Laborers, who wished to remain unidentified, listen to Antonio Bernabe speak at the North Hollywood Day Laborer Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day laborers, who wished to remain unidentified, wait for work at the North Hollywood Day Labor Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. They are seated in front of the community vegetable garden sponsored by the center. Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day laborers pose for a photo in the early morning light while waiting for work on the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, California, on December 9, 2009. Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • An unidentified member of the band Journaleros del Norte, whose members are all immigrant day laborers, surveys the crowd from the back of a flatbed truck serving as a rolling stage during a concert at a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights. The Journaleros del Norte play original music with lyrics that tell of the lives and challenges of journaleros, or day laborers. Some marchers in the crowd carried white crosses to represent those who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the previous year. The crosses are labeled with the names of men and women, their age, and the approximate date of their death.  The march was put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, Calif., and took place in North Hollywood, California on November 25, 2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Ricardo Perez pauses to survey the crowd during a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights, put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, California. The march took place in North Hollywood, California, on November 25, 2009. Some marchers, including Perez, carried white crosses to represent those who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the previous year. The crosses are labeled with the names of men and women, their age, and the approximate date of their death. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Antonio Bernabe pauses on the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the day laborers waiting on the street corner for work on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). He spoke to the men and handed out flyers informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Maria Alondra, 16, and Brian Maldonado, 17, of Indio, California, cuddle in the cold as they await dinner at a hotdog stand at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, in Indio, California on February 13, 2009. The staff inside the stand, Salvador Mendoza, left, and Lori White, right, keep warm at work among the heat lamps.   Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Jeorge Gonzalez works the desk at the poorly stocked neighborhood rations office, or Bodega, in the Habana, Cuba neighborhood of Centro Habana. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Jeorge Gonzalez works the desk at the neighborhood rations office, or Bodega, in the Habana, Cuba neighborhood of Centro Habana. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • A parking lot attendant, who did not wish to be identified by name for fear of police presence in the area, works the night shift with his dog for company on San Lazaro street in Centro Havana, Cuba. In the dense city of Havana, the spaces where deteriorating buildings have fallen or been demolished by the state, if able to be cleared, are often filled with playgrounds, basketball courts, car lots, or mechanic's shops. The state is in dire lack of the resources necessary to repair or construct new buildings, despite their historical or architectural significance. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Gary Johns of Los Angeles, California, pauses at the end of a long day working as an attendant at the dart throwing booth at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, in Indio, California, on Friday, February 13th, 2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • René Alcair, of  Habana Vieja, Cuba, pauses for a rare break while working on a sweltering summer day at the desk of a government-run bread dispensary in his neighborhood, where he has both baked and distributed bread for 11 years.  A remaining outpost of the post-revolution rationing system, the dispensary distributes the allotted weekly amounts of bread rationed to registered residents of the neighborhood. Alcair marks down the amounts received in each person's paper government rations booklet, or libreta, as they come through each day.  Extra bread can also be purchased for a few cents in the Cuban peso currency.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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