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===Diversity=== [[File:Carr Mill Mall Interior.JPG|thumb|upright|Interior of Carr Mill Mall]] In the early 1990s, a sizable influx of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] immigrants began moving to Carrboro, attracted by jobs in the building and service trades. The Hispanic population of Carrboro increased by 936% between 1990 and 2003, to 12% of the Carrboro population.<ref name="carrboro latinos2003">{{Cite web |last=Childs |first=Erica |date=May 8, 2003 |title=The Latino Community of Carrboro Orange County, NC |url=http://unchsl3.depts.unc.edu/cdpapers/CarrboroLatinos2003.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613064559/http://unchsl3.depts.unc.edu/cdpapers/CarrboroLatinos2003.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=June 19, 2009 |website=UNC-Chapel Hill}}</ref> As these immigrants settled in Carrboro, they brought the food and culture of their native countries to the town. Carrboro is now home to three Latino ''tiendas'' (grocery stores). Other businesses, including national grocery chains like [[Food Lion]], adapted to the change in demographics by stocking a wider variety of Central and South American food products.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outsideraleigh.com/marketing-areas/orange-county/carrboro-nc/carrboro-town-snapshot/ |title=Carrboro Town Snapshot |date=July 6, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028224528/https://www.outsideraleigh.com/marketing-areas/orange-county/carrboro-nc/carrboro-town-snapshot/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Human Rights Center<ref>[http://www.humanrightscities.org/ Human Rights Center]</ref> serves the Latinos, day laborers, Burmese and Karen populations. It petitioned the town government to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which it did in 2009. As with neighboring Chapel Hill, affordable housing has become a pressing local issue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cassell |first=Michelle |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Carrboro Closes in on Affordable Housing Goals |url=https://thelocalreporter.press/carrboro-closes-in-on-affordable-housing-goals/ |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=The Local Reporter |pages=1 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519232132/https://thelocalreporter.press/carrboro-closes-in-on-affordable-housing-goals/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2014 |title=Mayors say Chapel Hill area needs affordable housing |url=http://www.wral.com/mayors-say-chapel-hill-area-needs-affordable-housing/13869042/}}</ref>
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