Few Signs of Spring for Day Laborers

Every morning here starting at about 7, the biggest overriding concern of the moment, the economic crisis, collides head on with immigration, the biggest concern of an earlier moment that is starting to seem like a long time ago. In the summer of 2007, this was the state’s main battleground in the immigration wars, as police with riot gear faced angry advocates from both sides of the debate who held competing rallies on the lawn in front of Town Hall.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/nyregion/new-jersey/29colnj.htmlBy Kevin Coyne — New York Times