Pennsylvanian, area little affected by immigrant rallies

“Many of the city’s immigrant workers walked off the job as part of a massive protest May 1, but the strike seems to have gone largely unnoticed by Penn and nearby businesses.

Protesters gathered in Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago, New York and other large cities in response to proposed congressional reform calling for harsher immigration laws, particularly regarding illegal immigrants. The Day Without An Immigrant, as the event was called, saw hundreds of thousands of people either walk off the job or shut down their businesses.

But employers at Penn and area businesses said the effect of the walkout was unnoticeable.”

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