US EditionIn LA County and Its Working-Class Suburbs, ‘a Plague of Fear and Silence’ in Once-Busy Immigrant Hubs
- On June 17, county supervisors in Los Angeles approved a motion to conduct a 15-day economic study examining the effects of intensified federal immigration enforcement throughout the region’s 88 cities.
- The motion responded to intensified ICE raids beginning June 6 that targeted workplaces and parking lots, detaining over 330 people and sparking fear among immigrant communities.
- The analysis will evaluate the economic impact on small businesses caused by employee removals, curfews in Downtown Los Angeles, property damage, and identify the industries most affected, while informing strategies to provide support.
- Los Angeles County's GDP is valued at more than $960 billion, positioning it as the 19th largest economy worldwide, with immigrants contributing around $115 billion through taxes and consumer spending, including $11.4 billion allocated to Social Security.
- The motion seeks to mobilize resources including a rapid-response communication strategy and expanded youth employment to mitigate economic harm from federal immigration actions.
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Daily BreezeIn LA County and its working-class suburbs, ‘a plague of fear and silence’ in once-busy immigrant hubs
In the days since immigration raids descended on Los Angeles and surrounding cities, an eerie emptiness surrounds once-bustling spots, from laundromats to clinics, Home Depots and corner markets. The people who once frequented them are gone, chased away by fear of federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, and whispered allegations that “la migra” no longer honors the basic legal protections assured of everyone in the country. …
Los Angeles County officials asking the public for information about deputy gangs
A commission charged with oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking feedback from the public regarding the public’s experiences with deputies they believe are part of a deputy gang. The Los Angeles County’s Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission launched an online survey, at bit.ly/Survey-Deputy-Gangs, and asked affected community members to complete it by July 15. “The commission will use the survey to learn about commu…
Terror, panic and anxiety. With these three words he defines Ron Gochez, a history teacher in Los Angeles and a member of the Unión del Barrio board, the feelings that emerge in the day-to-day life of Latino families in Los Angeles. And the children do not live outside the fear of being deported. The activist, born in Los Angeles but of a Salvadoran mother and a Mexican father, was a witness in the educational center where he works as "many of t…
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