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Article: Does a day make a difference? Many businesses were closed, but the economic impact doesn't appear to be major.
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- May 8, 2006
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The mass demonstrations that drew some half million immigrants and their supporters to the streets of Los Angeles last week had a symbolic impact perhaps not equaled since the days of Vietnam War protests.
Less certain was the economic effect.
Many of the organizers of the two May 1 marches had a stated goal of crippling the economy in Los Angeles and elsewhere as a way of highlighting the important role of immigrants--legal and otherwise--in the region. But it's far from clear that was achieved.
Indeed, many restaurants, warehouses, small shops and other businesses closed their doors; goods movements practically halted at the ports; and ...