Shoppers protest bags printed with tale of 9 year old immigrant
A 9 year old Salvadoran boy’s tale of crossing the border was printed on 40 000 shopping bags by United Market in San Francisco. The story drew protests from state shoppers who called the bags a endorsement of illegal immigration and sparked boycotts. The store pulled the bags and said the piece was a warm children’s story not politics. The boy is now in Marin County schools. district officials reported heavy phone backlash.
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CDC researchers report lead levels in Americans fell since the late 1970s due to stricter rules eliminating leaded gasoline and solder. Yet 75 percent of 17 million private homes still contain lead paint and urban poor, especially Black and Mexican-American children, face higher exposure from dust and flakes.
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