
“On Jan. 10, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents descended on 98 7-Elevens in 17 states, including California. It was a show of force that must have played well with the president’s anti-immigrant base. 21 workers suspected of being in the country illegally were arrested nationwide. The raids were nothing but political theater, intended to terrify the most vulnerable.”
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-ulin-7-eleven-ice-raids-20180123-story.html
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