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Minnesota businesses feeling the strain of immigration enforcement
Businesses across Minnesota are feeling the strain as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown moves into its seventh week.
Immigrant-owned businesses — and companies that rely on immigrant workers — have been hit especially hard. Employers say many workers are staying home, worried about being stopped or detained by immigration officers. At the same time, customers are also staying away, as fear and tension ripple through communities following the recent killings of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
The result? Short-staffing, reduced hours, lost revenue — and a lot of…
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