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SAN JOSE, Calif. – With Valentine\u2019s Day around the corner, a San Jose<\/a> floral shop is bracing for one of its busiest \u2014 and most critical \u2014 weekends of the year.<\/p>\n Jasmine, owner of Eden\u2019s Garden, said as much as 40% of her annual income could be decided on Valentine\u2019s Day. She asked to be identified by her first name only.<\/p>\n “We\u2019re hoping to recover from a very slow season,” Jasmine said. “It\u2019s a make-it-or-break-it deal.”<\/p>\n ICE concerns <\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n Complicating the high-stakes holiday rush are concerns about the presence of federal immigration enforcement activity in the Bay Area. Some business owners say fears about immigration enforcement<\/a> are dampening foot traffic at stores that rely heavily on Valentine\u2019s Day sales.<\/p>\n District 5 Councilmember Peter Ortiz said enforcement activity in San Jose has been limited.<\/p>\n “We see limited enforcement in our community outside of targeted operations,” Ortiz said. “The majority have been individuals who are being detained during their immigration check-in.”<\/p>\n Still, some flower sellers say sales have been sluggish leading up to the holiday weekend, as some customers are hesitant to venture out.<\/p>\n “They don\u2019t have the budget to do it anymore because they\u2019re not working, because they\u2019re afraid to come out,” Jasmine said. “A lot of them don\u2019t use DoorDash or other online services. They\u2019re more walk-in.”<\/p>\n Street vendors feel the pressure <\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Concerns also extend to flower vendors who serve drive-up customers along street corners and freeway exit ramps.’<\/p>\n One vendor said she came to the United States from Mexico seeking asylum and an opportunity to earn a living.<\/p>\n “I have fear, but I have to eat; pay rent where I live,” the woman said in Spanish. “I also have to pay an attorney to help me with my immigration case.”<\/p>\n As some workers weigh the risks of operating in public view, San Jose officials are urging residents to monitor and report potential ICE activity to the Rapid Response Network.<\/p>\n “To ensure that all protections are in place and that the community knows their rights to the best of their ability,” Ortiz said.<\/p>\n Hoping for a strong finish <\/p>\n Back at Eden\u2019s Garden, Jasmine said walk-in customers account for about 70% of her business. She hopes those sales remain strong through the weekend.<\/p>\n “We survived the pandemic,” she said. “I\u2019m hoping we survive what\u2019s going on now in our community.”<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on information from San Jose business owners, street vendors and city leaders.<\/p>\n Immigration<\/a>San Jose<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN JOSE, Calif. – With Valentine\u2019s Day around the corner, a San Jose floral shop is bracing for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1184,14,100,88,90,89,198,1181],"class_list":{"0":"post-177257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-jose","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-immigration","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-san-jose","12":"tag-san-jose-headlines","13":"tag-san-jose-news","14":"tag-santa-clara-county","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}