At Denver intersections, window washing offers migrants a lifeline — and raises safety concerns
Jesus Arare, 37, a Venezuelan migrant, walks up the middle of Zuni Street off of Speer Boulevard to try to make money by cleaning windshields for drivers at the stoplight on Jan. 30, 2024, in Denver. Venezuelan migrants are looking for ways to make money while in limbo seeking asylum and work permits. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
On a good day, a group of Venezuelan migrants at work cleaning windshields at busy Denver intersections for 12 hours might make around $70 — splitting the money between 10 or more people.
Despite the low payoff, that work has become a common sight across the city in recent months: Men and women standing on road medians or sidewalks, squeegees and bottles of cleaning liquid in hand, offering quick window washes while drivers wait for a green light.
Tens of thousands of people fleeing a humanitarian and economic crisis in Venezuela have flooded into Denver for more than a year. Those who remain in Denver while they wait for their asylum cases to play out face an additional hurdle: delays in work permits, reporters Saja Hindi and Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton write.
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The invaders have no idea they are here without the blessing of most U.S. citizens. They've been told it's the thing to do, given resources to travel, and will probably be very surprised when the pendulum swings the other way. They don't realize in the field of political war, they're cannon fodder and expendable.
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