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via http://ift.tt/2khWHE7:LA set to decriminalize street vending in order to protect immigrants from deportation.:
thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
wowthing:
drencrome:
mixedlatinxs:
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to draft a law that would decriminalize sidewalk vending, in an effort to protect immigrants vulnerable to deportation.
Hawking food and goods on the sidewalk can currently lead to misdemeanor charges in Los Angeles. City attorneys will now be tasked with drawing up a new ordinance that would strip those criminal penalties and authorize the city to eventually issue vending permits — a first step toward legalization.
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Wow. This is HUGE. I grew up with these people and time and time again I saw them run away, witnessed cops throw all their food away into trash cans in front of their faces, and even sometimes took care of their carts while they hid. the fact that they’ll finally be able to provide for their families without having to look over their shoulder makes me so incredibly happy.
SO AWESOME :D
thefingerfuckingfemalefury:
wowthing:
drencrome:
mixedlatinxs:
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to draft a law that would decriminalize sidewalk vending, in an effort to protect immigrants vulnerable to deportation.
Hawking food and goods on the sidewalk can currently lead to misdemeanor charges in Los Angeles. City attorneys will now be tasked with drawing up a new ordinance that would strip those criminal penalties and authorize the city to eventually issue vending permits — a first step toward legalization.
!!!
Wow. This is HUGE. I grew up with these people and time and time again I saw them run away, witnessed cops throw all their food away into trash cans in front of their faces, and even sometimes took care of their carts while they hid. the fact that they’ll finally be able to provide for their families without having to look over their shoulder makes me so incredibly happy.
SO AWESOME :D
