Pirate's Cove

It seems that our governor is confused

‘They’re operating in the shadows’: Gov. Josh Stein, NC lawmakers respond to federal agents in Raleigh

Gov. Josh Stein said he hasn’t gotten a response from the White House about why federal immigration agents are in Raleigh Tuesday.

During an unrelated event the same day, Stein said, “They haven’t sat down and explained to us why they’re here, how long they’re going to be here, what their purpose in being here is.

The governor and fellow Democrats added the agents aren’t needed in North Carolina, stating they are only creating confusion and panic.

“They’re operating in the shadows,” Stein said. “They’re driving around Charlotte in unmarked cars, wearing paramilitary garb and masks. Stopping people on the street randomly, based on the color of their skin.”

It’s pretty clear why they are in Raleigh…actually, mostly Durham. They’re detaining the large number of illegal aliens in the area, because these uber-liberal cities have long protected illegal aliens. As for stopping people randomly, that is just a Democrat talking point. For the most part, they know exactly who they’re going after, since a huge number of illegals gave their names during the Obama and Biden administration. They received money and housing and such from them. The illegals are often not hiding in the shadows, as they used to do. They are given driver’s licenses by the state of NC.

But Pare’s Democratic colleagues, including state Rep. Phil Rubin and state Rep. Julia Greenfield, say that’s now what’s happening.

“They are taking people with no reasonable suspicion that they’ve committed a crime,” Rubin said. “They’re driving around Charlotte in unmarked cars, wearing paramilitary garb and masks. They do not have the power to do that.”

Greenfield said, “There’s no rhyme or reason to what ICE and CBP are doing. They are just targeting brown-skinned people who have an accent.”

Like I said, talking points.

Border Patrol presence leads to school absences, business closures across Triangle

The presence of Customs and Border Patrol agents in the Triangle on Tuesday created a ripple effect across the region, prompting families to keep children home from school and leading several businesses to close for the day out of caution.

“I think that more than anything else, they’re afraid,” said Anabel Rosa, a lawyer who volunteers with the nonprofit El Centro Hispano.

Several businesses across the Triangle chose not to open on Wednesday. Some shops along Chatham Street in Cary were shuttered, and others in downtown Raleigh, like El Toro Loco Taqueria, posted online that they were closing for the safety of the Latino community.

The restaurant’s post stated that their staff wanted customers to “feel safe, supported and protected during this time.”

If they want to feel safe, well, leave the US voluntarily. And it sure appears as if businesses are employing illegal aliens, which is a criminal violation.