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Hipster Clothing Giant is Face of Pro-Immigrant Businesses

October 27, 2008 – 7:20 pm

(American Apparel advertisement.)
Businesses have a common interest with immigrants, who often supply cheap labor with little complaint. This alliance has drawn the ire of anti-immigration groups in the past, and it is currently a cause of controversy in Arizona. That’s why individual companies are reluctant to publicly declare their support for more generous immigration laws, [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged amnesty, businesses, Columbia, Immigration, immigration reform, Los Angeles | Comments

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