The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is calling on the public to Adopt a Day Labor Corner.
What we are witnessing across Los Angeles — ICE raids, armored vehicles, masked agents terrorizing families — may feel like a distant storm to some. But for immigrant workers, for day laborers, for our neighbors, it is already here.
This moment demands more than watching. It demands that we show up for one another — in person, nonviolently, with courage, with love, and with urgency. If you are not at risk of deportation, we are asking you to consider taking action — today.
Here’s what you can do:
Go to your local Home Depot, where immigrant day laborers are at extreme risk of harassment and arrest. Choose a location convenient to you, where day laborers gather and commit to showing up regularly. Be present. Be consistent. Build relationships and offer protection.
Remember: Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo. Only the people save the people. That has always been true — and never more than now. We can and should be standing together in the face of injustice — peacefully, powerfully, with love and care. We don’t need to feed their violence — we need to build community.
Let our love be stronger than their hate.
Let our unity be louder than their fear.
Let our actions reflect who we really are.