Orange County Feels Economic Fallout of ICE Raids

Orange County officials continue raising concerns that ICE raids are impacting the local economy as people fear going to work and others shy away from popular venues like the Disneyland Resort and surrounding hotels.

The fallout is also hitting neighborhood mainstays like car washes, swap meets, grocery stores and Downtown Santa Ana.

“Whatever data out there that says there has been little or no impact is not true,” said State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva in an interview Wednesday. “The Anaheim City Manager told me (hotel tax revenue) is way down.”…

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