Walmart an Evil Empire? Walmart sought to meet the needs of Hispanic and Asian immigrants in LA’s China Town. They became a cheaper source of food and necessities compared to the local drug stores. But the political activists in the city didn’t welcome them. They claimed Walmart was a climate change criminal (since they are a large 33,000 square foot store). They hated that Walmart refused to unionize, and they demanded that Walmart pay their employees $15 an hour. So LA isn’