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03-27-2008, 06:42 AM #1
In N.Va., a Latino Community Unravels (illegals flee)
In N.Va., a Latino Community Unravels
Job Losses and Pr. William Law Hit Illegal Immigrants and Others
N.C. Aizenman
A vibrant Latino subculture built in Prince William County over more than a decade is starting to come undone in a matter of months.
With Latinos fleeing the combined effects of the construction downturn, the mortgage crisis and new local laws aimed at catching illegal immigrants, Latino shops are on the brink of bankruptcy, church groups are hemorrhaging members, neighborhoods are dotted with for-sale signs, and once-busy strip malls have been transformed into ghost towns.
County officials who have campaigned for months to drive out illegal immigrants say they would be unhappy to see businesses suffer or legal immigrants forced out in the process.
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