Operation Metro Surge resulted in net increases to visiting immigrant-owned businesses and to shopping online, especially among Minnesotans of color and immigrants
“Compared to before last winter’s surge in federal immigration agents in Minnesota, are you MORE or LESS likely today to...”
Bar chart of net change in visiting immigrant-owned businesses and shopping online, by group. Increases are largest among Minnesotans of color and immigrants — for example, about half of Hispanic and Black Minnesotans became more likely to visit immigrant-owned businesses.
