Is the practice of day labor illegal?
Loitering on public property is not illegal. Most state and municipal ordinances against loitering have been ruled unconstitutional. Laws regulating the freedom of assembly are contrary to fundamental American principles. Some cities have successfully passed carefully crafted anti-solicitation ordinances. These are usually predicated on the existence of a day labor center which both fulfills the needs for employment and a place of assembly while at the same time solves the public nuisance issues identified in the ordinances.
