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Latinos Launch Economic Boycott – Resolution Leads Many to Shop Outside Prince William County – Virginia

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“They used us Hispanics to build this county, and now they are trying to kick us out. It’s not fair,” fumed Padilla, 28, a legal immigrant from El Salvador.

“Maria Rivera, a hotel maid from Woodbridge, drove her two daughters to Lorton last weekend to buy school supplies. Juan Padilla, who owns a tropical-themed restaurant in Manassas, purchased all his cooking ingredients yesterday in Fairfax County.

On the first day of a one-week boycott called by immigrant groups in Prince William County, both of these county residents said they were shopping elsewhere to send a message that Latino immigrants are an important, unified economic force and can’t be intimidated.”

Read more: www.washingtonpost.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
Posted on: August 28th, 2007
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Business, Business News, Immigration, Top Stories
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