Everything is pretty much in place. There are only a few last-minute details to work out. But we are ready for prime time on Wednesday. |
He takes vitamins by the handful. |
Hiring is pretty good in the area right now. But we're likely to see a 30 to 40, even 50 percent increase in the hires of workers come the spring and summer. |
I don't think that the site is going to change that much with additional employers and workers [coming from further away]. We'll hit a plateau here. |
I don't think the Minutemen are having an impact on the site. Nationally I think they're having an impact on people's opinions about immigration, but I don't think they're having an impact locally. |
In California, we never fit into any genre. Plus, there are no clubs in San Jose. There's just nowhere to play. |
In late February, early March, the hiring season will start to blossom again and what that means is more workers. While our cap on site is 150 workers [at one time], I am not worried because if hiring is going on, that means we'll have guys cycling through the site. |
It's mostly the weather, but there may be other issues. It's been around a little longer, there is more advertising through word of mouth. |
It's very much noticeable at the site ? the worker's involvement. They're voicing their opinions all the time and that's exactly what we want. |
Most of the guys recognize this is like staring a new business ? we need time. And, it's not a great time to start a business for workers because there's not a lot of work due to the weather. |
This is definitely as much business as we have ever seen. |
We feel the courts in the end will see it our way, but we have to let that process go through. |
We've had people from all over come and get jobs ... we've had students come and find jobs on spring break. It's definitely open to anyone who wants to get a job, just in our case most of the people who attend and participate in the center are Hispanic migrants. |