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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Protests target day-labor center

Daniel González

The Arizona Republic
Jan. 1, 2008 12:00 AM

A contentious battle over day laborers and illegal immigration has spread from Pruitt's furniture store in east Phoenix to a day-labor hiring site in north Phoenix.

Since Saturday, about a dozen members of groups opposed to illegal immigration have been staging protests outside the Macehualli Work Center on 25th Street near Bell Road in retaliation for the weekly protests at Pruitt's Home Furnishings.

The work center is run by Salvador Reza, who for the past two months has organized weekly protests across from Pruitt's on Thomas Road near 35th Street.


Reza is trying to pressure the furniture store to stop using off-duty sheriff's deputies to chase away day laborers in the area.

In response, supporters of the furniture store said they plan to hold protests at the work center every day until Reza backs off or the work center goes out of businesses.

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