Do Democrats just see illegals/fake asylum seekers as cheap labor?
And that is actually one of the least offensive
Border Patrol’s Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
The gourmet pasta shop surrounded by million-dollar Colonials might not be the most obvious spot for clues about how hundreds of U.S. Border Patrol officers have swept across this city in recent days.
Pasta & Provisions, a longtime local favorite in the Myers Park neighborhood, is more popular among well-to-do bankers who populate the city’s soaring financial office buildings than with the working-class immigrants who flocked here to help build that skyline. There is little Spanish spoken outside the shop’s kitchen.
But as armed federal agents in unmarked SUVs poured into North Carolina’s largest city, the store was not immune from the Trump administration’s targeted immigration enforcement operation that launched Nov. 15. (snip)
The effect on George’s business is emblematic of how the Border Patrol operation has rippled across the lines of race and class that have long divided this city, spilling into tony neighborhoods where many residents gave little thought to how President Donald Trump’s deportation push would affect them.
It’s a real shame that the Elites won’t have all these folks to cook for them and wash the dishes
As authorities have searched for them, federal officers have raided a local country club, stopped by at least two hospitals and been spotted on highways and roads across Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte. (snip)
Pockets of the city’s Eastside, typically filled with fruit vendors and tamale stands, were noticeably empty. So were construction sites in the “wedge,” the triangle-shaped section of Charlotte with the highest concentration of White and affluent residents.
Huh. Affluent.
One woman told her children’s caregiver — who arrived in the United States from Mexico without authorization nearly three decades ago — to stay home as the enforcement operation began.
She should be arrested for employing an illegal. I bet she pays below market value.
The reach of federal operations into upscale neighborhoods was exemplified by reports that Border Patrol agents had entered the Myers Park Country Club, an invitation-only, century-old institution with opulent grounds that include an 18-hole golf course and an Olympic-size pool.
Did the WP really think this was a good line, that we need illegals so the affluent can be taken care of?
Are you suggesting that the main customers of the tamale ,stands are your despised elites?;
Wow that Trump economy must really suck down there if the wealthy are eating street food .
It looks like those raids are having a really big impact in the economy.
About 13% of the population of NC is foreign born with 2/3s of them unauthorized. They have an even higher % in the research triangle area. NC does give driving licenses to non citizens. According to ICE in September 60000 “illegals” were in detention
In Nov 65000. Trump in total will have increased the number in detention by about 25000 per year
Meh
90% of those detained are released in 3/4 days because they must go before a judge before being deported. It is only an Immigration judge that can determine if they are deportable.
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Construction economy grinds to a halt in Charlotte
Business leaders unhappy. They need workers