Was listening to Dian Rhems show and a caller stated that he grew up in a German Pennsylvania town during WW2 and several escaped German POWs made it to the town and worked as day laborers. Caller stated the government knew and kept a watch on them but let them be. Any truth to this?
I'm not sure this specific instance, but German PoWs were actually officially employed as day laborers in Canada. It definitely does sound plausible.
In 1943, German PoWs were given official authorization to work for farms and lumberyards in Canada, being paid $2.50/day by their employers. Many indeed became friendly with the farmers who employed them. There was also great relations between PoWs and the veteran's brigades which guarded them.
After the war, over 6000 ex-PoWs actually chose to settled down permanently in Canada.