The Jeff part is an reworking of an article in the Village Voice about illegal day workers, and should (at the risk of stating the obvious) be taken with a grain of salt.

Quote:

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A burgundy minivan veers out of traffic toward the curb, setting off a commotion among the 20 or so men standing on the corner. They charge forward, weaving through a line of cars at a dead run.

"Who wants to star in American Bukkake?" shouts the driver, Jeff Steward. The men jostle for a spot at the window, calling back, "I'm a good worker," and "I'll work hard."

The driver points to five men; they quickly climb in. Names and pleasantries are skipped: "How much you want?" The day laborers speak to each other in Spanish. "Twenty dollars," someone says.

"No, I pay twelve out here all the time." Everyone in the van knows this is a lie—fifteen is the norm—but the men are angling for extra.

"You want twenty, I offer twelve, we agree on fifteen." The negotiation is over. The driver pulls away from the curb, tires screeching.

One of the workers won't give up. "No, I want $18."

Steward stops the van. "OK, get out. There are plenty who will work for less."

The man climbs out; the others stare through the windows at the idle workers on the curb.

Silently they decide fifteen dolars will do.

Minutes later, the four workers are in a Van Nuys bukkake factory. The work site is a union shop steward's nightmare: piles of rotting garbage; hundreds of burned-out lightbulbs; and an open elevator pit, exposing the workers to a 40-foot drop. Unbeknownst to them, the building has been ordered closed because it contains asbestos. Before the day is out, two of the laborers will be involved in a workplace accident, and the others, covered in sweat and dust, will be witness to another. One Mexican is accidentally squirted in the eye with radioactive cum.

The Mexicans dumbly nod yes and get to work on the three comely Puerto Rican whores.

There are no breaks, no unions, and no taxes—the men don't even know the girl's names. Yet, at the end of the day, they will go home $15 richer. Tomorrow they'll be back on the corner, looking for another job.

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damn thats funny!
did you see goldfinger?

the luke link

the Voice article