For Maya Community, A Paradise Lost

Day laborers who knew Manuel Jamines, shot to death by police, talk about where they came from — families and natural beauty — and where they are now: struggling to find work amid urban despair.The five day laborers were huddled over some dice and coins they'd tossed on the asphalt of a Home Depot parking lot in Westlake.

Topics:  manuel jamines   home depot   westlake   day   laborers   
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