Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL) - Sunday, March 21, 2010
Author: FRANK FERNANDEZ - STAFF WRITER
Many Hispanics in Volusia County have been frightened by rumors of sweeps and raids by immigration enforcement agents, according to activists who worry some people will be too frightened to participate in the U.S. census or a demonstration.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said the agency has not made any sweeps or raids in Volusia County. But the rumors make it tougher to convince Hispanics to take part in a demonstration for immigration rights scheduled today in Washington, D.C., said Tirso Moreno, general coordinator of the Farmworker Association of Florida.
The rumors are not just in Florida but have flared up across the nation, Moreno said.
"They are rumors," he said. "This always happens when we are preparing a large action for immigration reform. I don't know where they come from. It terrorizes people and it affects participation. Some people have already canceled."
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