Nancy, I don't believe it's all one-way.  Stores can be required to provide bathroom facilities for the general public, so there's obviously some precedent.

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It may not be the intention of the store to function as a labor union, but it's the nature of the business that day-labor will congregate there.  That, in turn, will attract contractors who will patronize the store.  I truly believe that, at bottom, providing such facilities will be a net plus for the store.   Sounds like they're wanting to eat their cake and have it, too.

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But then again, HomeDepot is basically a despicable firm, so I may be biased.

Whether or not the store is "dispicable" to anyone is beside the point.  Why doesn't this happen at Lowes?  I don't include Osh because they don't do a lot of contractor business.  Why is Home Depot being singled out?

I certainly do feel that businesses should provide "facilities" to it's customers, I don't feel they should be required to provide shelter and "facilities" to the public in their parking lots.

Many moons ago my Dad used to meet up with his oilfield crew to car pool to the rig.  One of the places they met was at a place called Rays Steak House on the corner of Rosedale Highway and Pierce road...right about where Dennys is now.  They waited til the crew was all there to go to work.  Should the coffee shop have provided "facilities" for them?

This all smacks of that "attractive nuisance" thing.  If you have something that attracts people, no matter what it is, you have to accomodate them or protect them in some way.

Thank goodness.  We'll get a much better bill in 2009. 

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To all those Hispanic voters who wanted to see immigration reform:  Note the number of Senators with (R) after their names who denied your Senators a vote on the issue and made you wait two more years.

"Local governments in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities, including in Illinois and Washington, D.C., have imposed or are considering similar measures."

Nancy, *IS* Home Depot being "singled out"?   Or is it *ALL* "big-box" building-supply stores.  I'd be willing to bet on the latter. 

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Another example of how local government is trying to fix a local problem locally, and the big bad Federal government is trying to keep them from doing so.  Thought conservatives had a problem with that kind of interference with "state's rights." ;)

RF..so far all I've seen is about Home Depot.  I'd be curious to see if Lowes or any of the others have had this situation.  I have to go to work now so don't have time to check it out.  If any of you find out today I'd be happy to see it.  Otherwise...I'll see what I can find tonight.

Redkern..as usual you never contribute anything to the discussion.  I don't give a rats patootie who the people are ..YOU'RE the one making the distinction, not me.  I'm asking if gov't has the right to force ANYONE to build facilities in their parking lot to accomodate people who are using it as a gathering place to seek work.  I see you didn't bother to answer the question I asked about the oilfield workers in the 50's.  I guess they didn't matter because they weren't immigrants. (at least as far as you know.)    You just couldn't resist bringing Ryan into this could you?  What a sad pathetic little creature you are.

Try staying on topic for once and not making everything a race issue ..or about YOU.

Sorry Jason...I'm sick of this little troll.

To all those Hispanic voters who wanted to see immigration reform:  Note the number of Senators with (R) after their names who denied your Senators a vote on the issue and made you wait two more years.

And, you should also note  the number of Senators with (D) after their names who denied your Senators a vote on the issue and made you wait two more years.

Oh no, that would be fair and balanced.

Just got the numbers:  fifteen D's voted against cloture.  37 Republicans voted against (which essentially was voting against the immigration bill.) 

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That's 77 percent of Republicans voting not to reform immigration, if you're counting.

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As I said, we'll get a much better bill in 2009.

As I said, we'll get a much better bill in 2009

I wouldn't be holding my breath while waiting for that to happen. Could prove fatal

Victor David Hanson’s book “Mexifornia” is available to any that are literate. How to watch California turn into a third world cesspool is something that has already happened in Los Angeles and is spreading like a cancer throughout our state.

He has.  He found it full of brown people speaking a language he couldn't understand.

This is ridiculous.  Home Depot gets no benefit from the day laborers.  The contractors are going to be there anyway.  No way.  I do think they should make them move off their property. 

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This is ridiculous. Home Depot gets no benefit from the day laborers. The contractors are going to be there anyway. No way.  I do think they should make them move off their property. 

Here's a quick and easy way to disperse those day laborers. Some may consider this method a tad bit extreme, but it is an effective way to clear out that parking lot in nothing flat.