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Small Business Owners in Los Angeles Fight to Survive

By Alejandro Maciel
Published August 17, 2025

A pesar de la gran variedad de artículos, pocos son los compradores que se arriesgan a salir y encontrarse de frente con la “migra”. Foto: Alejandro Maciel.

As a result of violent ICE raids that intensified in early June, California’s economy has lost billions of dollars. Small business owners, many of them immigrants, are among those hardest hit. However, with the help of activists, they are fighting to survive. Alejandro Maciel reports from downtown Los Angeles, where streets that are usually flooded with customers now look semi-deserted.

The full text and audio for this news piece are only available in Spanish.

Photo: Alejandro Maciel

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