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"The Great Divide" series  LOS ANGELES - Customers streamed out
of the Home Depot parking lot, a fleet of vehicles from shiny
four-wheel drive Cadillac Escalades to new Ford pickup trucks
laden with cuts of lumber and stacks of drywall, appliances and
gardening supplies.  A small group of day laborers clustered
around the exit. Jose Perez, 22, along with about a dozen other
men whistled, waved and shouted at passing vehicles, hoping to
get some work. They'll do just about anything, Perez said, from
landscaping to putting together a swing set. He looked concerned
but resilient. He said he has