Recently, a major Alabama construction project suddenly went silent. Nearly every worker, despite apparent sign-off through the “E-verify” system, failed to show up on a $20 million job site. The reason? They were scared by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a work site 230 miles away. When it’s a matter of being deported and there are reports of immigrants deemed guilty until proven innocent, word travels quickly.

Granted, ICE’s stepped-up activity is a sensitive and complicated issue, but any conversation on the matter should acknowledge that its sweeping nature is creating quite a bit of economic turbulence.

We all understand that President Donald Trump is keeping a campaign promise to round up and deport at least 1 million undocumented immigrants this year. It’s easier to

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