[SteveZ]

The question comes, would you ask someone walking down the street whom you don't know, dressed in old jeans and tee shirt, who you probably will have a tough time identifying in the future, to come into your home and look around for any reason? If the answer is no, what's the difference between that person and someone you hire on the street corner?

One of the good things about TV as a developer is that there is a limited number of builders (and their subcontractors) who work the area. Other places I've lived in FL (Seminole and Orange counties) where there were free-access developments, the burglary rate was brutal, and more times than not the burglars were laborers hired short-term by subcontractors who were able to witness the comings-and-goings of the residents.

If you think street-corner day laborers are okay, then stop by the Sheriff's office for a chat on where the best place is to hire and who's okay. If you're new to the area, wouldn't you want to know where it's "safe" and what the goings-on are here, and who best to answer that question than the Sheriff's public affairs liaison? If you don't want to go check out the area via the Sheriff because of the legality of the situation, well....?

I'm in the "immigration business" and have heard all of the arguments - pro and con - about day laborers, and have been involved in both sides of the argument. In the end these are folk who are being exploited by their situation, and perpetuating the situation is not charity or public concern - it's still looking for a personal bargain.

People will take all the risks they want, day laborers are included in that. I can bore you to death with the cases dealing with medical costs for on-the-job injuries, workman's comp claims (and failure to provide for it) and a myriad of other issues. That's not even "immigration law" issues, but labor law relating to ALL workers, legal and illegal alike.

Personally, one of the attractions of TV is the level of residential security that exists. To me, things that reduce that level just don't seem worth it.