More Fear. A cousin who is legally working in the U.S. told me that he’s reluctant to travel, even domestically, for fear that ICE officials might find something amiss with his paperwork. I thought he was being paranoid until a financial services executive told me last week that he’s seeing employees who are working here on visas act in a similar way. What’s more, he added, “some of our foreign-born customers are worried about being cut off from their bank accounts or credit cards.” Assurances don’t help: “They know we’re as much in the dark as they are.”
What about the argument that ICE raids will create jobs for American workers? “Maybe some day,” this executive said, “but right now, the disruption is hurting everyone.”
