"Now, to give us the final blow, came the ICE raids that were on TV so much. They really scared people. Business is going down, down, down."
"What they won't do is go back to establishments. They won't go eat out at restaurants that maybe they would have previously. They won't shop locally," Raisz said, calling it "the cost of fear."
"After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement workplace raid, rattled undocumented workers may not show up to their jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, retail and other industries."
Immigration enforcement and televised ICE raids have triggered fear across immigrant communities, causing families to stay home and customers to avoid local businesses. Longstanding merchants in Oakland's Fruitvale report sustained drops in sales and foot traffic, compounding preexisting losses from crime and vandalism. Workplace raids disrupt labor in construction, agriculture, hospitality, retail and other sectors, forcing some workers to skip shifts and raising costs for employers. Reduced consumer spending and intermittent labor supply weaken business revenues and can strain municipal budgets as local economies contract. Many immigrant workers ultimately return to work but continue to curtail local spending.
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