LA immigration raids are sparking boycotts, but do they work?

When it comes to protesting immigration enforcement raids, advocates say their “money is power.”

Hundreds gathered at a recent August protest in Los Angeles to show support for a 24-hour boycott of several companies they say have enabled the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.

But amid advocates’ outcry that corporations have been complicit in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, a question emerged: Have boycotts been effective in the U.S.? The answer is mixed.

The “Summer of Resistance,” an L.A.-based immigrant rights coalition formed in June in response to increased ICE raids throughout Southern California, hosted the day-long rally on Aug. 12 . The coalition — which consists of 30 non-profits, labor unions, community organizations and artists — called