More and more immigrants are turning to worker assistance centers for answers and help. In many ways, these centers are doing what labor unions, fraternal organizations and settlement houses did decades ago for newcomers to the United States. For instance, many illegal immigrants ? day laborers, gardeners, laundry workers, restaurant deliverymen ? have asked these centers for help on wage problems.
See "Immigrant Workers Find Support in a Growing Network of Assistance Centers", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, April 23, 2006