I’m thinking there should some seriously pointed questions to the City Of Raleigh mayor, council, employees involved, and more
Federal immigration raids in Raleigh impact one of the city’s largest projects
One of the first casualties of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s planned crackdown in the capital city was Raleigh’s new City Hall.
The $260 million building, which will be 17 stories when it’s complete, is being built on the site of the city’s former police station. Normally the site is buzzing with activity. On the morning of Nov. 18, hours after word of the immigration raids spread, work was at a standstill. Heavy equipment was parked. Workers were scarce.
“Usually you have at least about 200 people on the site,” Bob Johnson, one of the few construction workers on the site, told NC Newsline.
He acknowledged that his coworkers were worried about ICE agents.
“There’s a lot that can’t be done. I mean, you have framing, electrical, you have guys working painting, you know, precast,” said Johnson. “There’s a lot of trades that are not here because of that situation.”
So, essentially, the City Of Raleigh is implicated in hiring illegal aliens and people unauthorized to work in the United States.
While federal agents have said the raids are designed to target criminals, Johnson said most of the people he works with on the City Hall project are here because they want a better opportunity until they can attain legal status.
But, they do not HAVE legal status. Who hired them? Who checked their credentials to be able to work in the U.S. on a project for the government?
The average length of time an undocumented person has been in the USA is 10 years. They work here on ITNs paying taxes and social security. They get paid by cheque with state and fed deductions. These delays in construction time will cost millions to the city. Nationwide 1/3 of all construction workers are foreign born. Companies prefer them. They know their jobs and work hard. They also file fewer frivolous workplace injury claims. Like “ohhhh my back hurts”