Some cities complain that their centers became magnets for day laborers, making the problem worse than ever. Why?
Day laborer programs that do not limit participation to day laborers only and that do not limit participation to those living in the geographical area near the center can quickly become overrun with participants (many that are not day laborers or that are day laborers, but from different areas). The side effect of this policy is that these programs become too full and the employment too scarce.