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LA Times Today: Undocumented workers power L.A.’s restaurants. Will the industry protect them?

LA Times Today: Undocumented workers power L.A.’s restaurants. Will the industry protect them?

Watch L.A. Times Today at 8 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

A chaotic scene outside of a San Diego Italian restaurant was seen back in May as ICE agents clashed with angry protesters following an immigration raid. L.A.’s restaurants are now facing similar actions as immigration agents sweep the Southland.

As anxiety grips many corners of the city, restaurateurs face a new challenge, empty dining rooms and undocumented workers afraid to show up.

L.A. Times staff writer Marie Sanford joined Lisa McRee with more

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