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When people living illegally in the U.S. stay home, stores lose customers

Many Latino immigrants in Austin, Texas, are frequenting local businesses less on fears of arrest and deportation.

Immigrant families in McAllen, Texas, walk to a Catholic-run "immigrant respite center" before taking a bus from the border into the interior of the United States.
Immigrant families in McAllen, Texas, walk to a Catholic-run "immigrant respite center" before taking a bus from the border into the interior of the United States.
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