I am told by a source I trust that a rumor spread like wildfire* through the Hispanic community yesterday to the effect that "the government" was going to do a sweep through Fort Wayne to round up Mexicans -- not an unreasonable rumor given the raids nationally over the last several days. People stayed home and called in sick -- one family apparently even hid in their basement. A couple of restaurants had to close over lunch, and several others spent most of the day trying to find people to cover their hours. Just in case you thought the illegal immigrant/undocumented worker issue didn't matter here.
*wildfire: 1.) a raging, rapidly spreading fire and, by metaphorical extension. anything that acts very quickly and intensely. 2) the name of the horse you ride when there comes a killing frost.
