Out of about 12 paleteros who sell her ice pops as contract vendors, Rios said, nine of them are seniors without legal status. The majority of the paleta men from Paletería Los Magos, 1700 W. 19th St., are also older immigrants, said owner Norma Ayala. Since she opened 30 years ago, most of the vendors who sell her paletas as independent vendors have been seniors in the country illegally who cannot get a job elsewhere due to age or illness, Ayala said.