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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op, to answer you ... in my community, no one in the usually packed Mexican Taco/Market, and I say this knowing that it is wall to wall hispanic on any given day with no parking in front because my office are usually the only non hispanics in there, we laugh about it all the time.  Also, no workers hanging around my local Home Depot in the mornings and most of the painting crews in my neighborhood (lots of repairs going on) have postponed some of the projects and my neighbors are boiling over mad about it since we are in an area where it is difficult to engage talented contractors since there is so much work.  Another thing I've noticed recently, the McDonalds I go past three or four times a day and usually has very little line at the drive thru, all of a sudden is doubled lane packed all day.  I suspect most of the contractors not going into our local Mexican businesses are just opting for the drive thru at this point.  Can't blame them.  Definitely a shift in behavior where I live.  A noticeable shift.[/quote]

NP. I’m seeing this as well, both in PG where we live and MoCo where I work. Other than grocery stores, foot traffic is way down.

I think it’s a bit less a fear of raids at the shopping mall while you’re there than a reluctance to spend money on household goods and clothing if you will be deported.

However, people are also afraid to go to work because of raids so they might have less disposable household income.

We have friends who are legal permanent residents and immigrants who are starting to move money outside of the U.S. and buy things like gold and jewelry that can be used to grease palms if necessary.

DH and I are not immigrants, but we are ADOS and concerned that U.S. born Blacks will be the next group targeted. We bought a new home this summer and almost immediately sunk another $30k into new appliances and other upgrades. Now we’re reluctant to spend another cent on nonessentials until we feel safe. [/quote]

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