Albertville, AL – Hispanic businesses are reopening and children are back in school a day after a work stoppage to protest Alabama's new law on illegal immigration.
Customers trickled into Hispanic-owned stores and restaurants Thursday, and the parking lot was full at a poultry plant in Albertville that closed because of a lack of workers.
School officials say many Hispanic students who were absent Wednesday are back in class.
Officials say a one-day protest will have little if any economic impact on the state, but that could change if it went on for an extended period.
Hispanic immigrants say they staged the protest to highlight their impact in Alabama.
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