In a move that has sparked controversy, a pro-immigration journalist has issued a public warning to illegal immigrants in Washington D.C. about an impending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation.
Pablo Manriquez, the Chilean-born founder of MigrantInsider.com, has reportedly received information that ICE agents will be conducting checks at various workplaces this week.
"ICE is coming to Washington D.C. this week, according to multiple sources who have told us that Subway restaurants, Door Dashers and Uber Eats drivers, plus other restaurants are going to be targeted," Manriquez announced. His website, MigrantInsider.com, is a subscription-based platform funded by immigration lawyers, including Charles Kuck, who offer services to immigrants seeking to navigate American society.
As reported by Breitbart, this revelation was met with strong condemnation from Tricia McLaughlin, the spokeswoman for ICEs parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security. She expressed her disgust at the situation, stating, "It is sickening that this reporter is putting law enforcement lives at risk and doing the bidding of violent criminal aliens and gang members."
Manriquez further detailed the alleged ICE operation, stating, "We are told that theyre going to show up at these restaurants to do I-9 [employment eligibility documents] inspections and then station officers in the back of restaurant for anybody who tries to flee out the back. Another place theyre going to be targeting are bilingual public charter schools, including the Mundo Verde [Green World] public [charter] school system right here in Washington, D.C."
Manriquez, who identifies himself as an immigrant outsider, has previously written articles sympathetic to the plight of immigrants. He recently penned a heartfelt tribute to the late Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, praising him as the voice of migrants, workers, Tribes, Latinos, [and] a scrapper with a heart for the long shots.
However, Manriquez's disclosure of the impending ICE raid aligns him with insider elites, including corporate lawyers at Acacia, who offer free legal aid to illegal immigrants. These immigrants, often underpaid, are employed to prepare and deliver inexpensive food to white-collar professionals. The board of directors at Acacia includes individuals from Caterpillar Inc., LINK Strategic Partners, Accenture, Ford Motor Company, and real estate investment, among others.
There is substantial evidence suggesting that the influx of hard-working young immigrants depresses wages and productivity while escalating housing costs for average Americans. This economic impact is particularly felt by working-class Americans who struggle to afford family-friendly housing near major cities due to the influx of rent-sharing groups of immigrants.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland recently reported that lower-income workers in the leisure and hospitality industry experienced significant wage growth during the brief period of economic recovery following Trumps immigration restrictions and the Covid pandemic, prior to the arrival of Bidens migrant surge.
The left-wing Economic Policy Institute echoed these findings in March 2024, stating, "In stark contrast to prior decades, low-wage workers experienced dramatically fast real wage growth between 2019 and 2023, but many workers continue to suffer from grossly inadequate wages and middle-wage workers face significant gaps across demographic groups."
Trumps deputies have been highlighting news that wages and employment for native-born Americans are rising faster under his low-immigration policies than under Bidens high-immigration, low-wage strategy. This situation underscores the importance of carefully considering the economic implications of immigration policies, particularly their impact on working-class Americans.
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