Fear of ICE raids creates chilling effect at South Florida construction sites
On a muggy Thursday morning in mid-June, Jorge stood near the parking lot entrance to a Home Depot in Hialeah. The 47-year-old Cuban day laborer scanned arriving pick-up trucks for any glimmer of job opportunities, which have become scarcer each passing week. Nearby, Yosvany, another Cuban day laborer in his late-20s fiddled with his phone as he sat on the curb, resigned to the slog of another slow day. A half-dozen more men milled around, as well. “When [Joe] Biden was president, contractors were here all day, giving us jobs,” Jorge told The Real Deal. “Under [Donald] Trump, no contractors […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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