The weekend of mixed messages from the Trump administration on the future of immigration crackdowns has left hoteliers, farmers and restaurateurs asking: Are we getting protections or not?
Industry lobbyists and advocates are in the dark on details, with the White House keeping its plans close to the chest as President Donald Trump focuses his deportation efforts on sanctuary cities.
The president acknowledged last Thursday that his immigration policies were “taking very good, longtime workers away” from farms, hotels and other leisure businesses. The administration then reportedly paused raids in the agriculture and hospitality industries, The New York Times first reported Friday evening.