Raid rumors spark Hispanic worker no-shows in Central Oregon

“Rumors - strongly denied by federal officials - of local immigration checkpoints and roundups amid heightened focus on the issue of illegal aliens combined to keep hundreds if not thousands of Hispanic workers off the job Monday in Central Oregon, where they play a crucial role in the red-hot housing market.

Some immigration-rights groups have called for a nationwide work boycott next Monday, May 1, but it was hard to tell if any of the hgh absentee rate may have been tied to any mistaken understanding of which Monday was the “day of action.”"

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