Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 10--About a month ago, Ismael avila was hit by a car. At work for a local paving company, he was pushing a large blower along a newly paved driveway when he suddenly found himself flying over the machine. "The next thing I remember was waking up at the hospital," Mr. avila said in Spanish. After receiving emergency care, the 53-year-old Honduras native returned to work the next day. "My bosses basically said, 'No work, no pay,' and I need the money," he said in broken English. Within a week his knee had swollen to double its normal size. He had torn the cartilage in his knee and strained shoulder muscles. But he kept going to work. Like many immigrants, Mr. avila put aside his pain so he wouldn't lose his job. Some immigrants, especially those here illegally, work through injuries because...
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