Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Undocumented laborers of the week

They really do do the jobs no Americans want:
Montclair gold hunter digs 60-foot-deep hole in front yard

(06-14) 03:56 PDT Montclair, Calif. (AP) -- A homeowner digging for gold in his front yard said he got "carried away" and ended up with a 60-foot-deep hole, authorities said.

Norm Enrique, 63, began digging 10 days ago after his gold detector reported a positive hit near his front patio. He told authorities he only intended to go down three or four feet.

Fire officials called to the scene Tuesday found two men that Enrique hired were inside the unreinforced hole, using a bucket and rope to remove dirt...

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