Washington Area Not as Affected by Boycotts

“Washington area immigrants do not appear to be heeding the call for a national economic boycott in overwhelming numbers this morning, although some businesses have closed because employees are absent and at least one day-laborer center reported fewer would-be workers showing up than normal.

Leaders of local immigrant groups said the real impact of the boycott would not be fully known until this afternoon or this evening. But anecdotal accounts — and earlier interviews with advocates who were divided over whether immigrants should participate in the boycott — suggested that while some were staying home from work, their action was not widespread.”

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