‘It’s like one day everyone left’: How immigration crackdowns are reshaping America🏆

[Maximum Overkill 2,175]

And at a mall in Georgia once packed with shoppers, a jewelry seller sighs on a recent summer afternoon as she surveys the desolate scene.

“It’s like one day everyone left in a puff of air,” Maria López says.

Daily life is changing in many communities across the US as President Donald Trump and his administration step up their immigration crackdowns. Officials vow they’ll carry out the largest deportation operation in American history, put more undocumented immigrants behind bars and eliminate abuse in the immigration system.

Just over seven months in, it’s too soon to say whether they’ll hit all the targets they’ve set. But their messaging as Immigration and Customs Enforcement gets a massive infusion into its budget couldn’t be clearer: This is only the beginning.

Authorities are ratcheting up arrests and detentions in highly publicized operations. And as fears of immigration raids spread, there’s also another story unfolding that’s quieter but no less dramatic.

No press releases get issued when an immigrant family slips into the shadows. But CNN reporters across the country are starting to see what that looks and feels like – and the unexpected ripple effects that can follow

[thegeneral 3,340]

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

[Maximum Overkill 2,175]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

Where do you live??? I can't even find a parking spot when I go shopping anywhere here. But then again, I live in a thriving booming State. 

[avoiding injuries 1,625]

I can describe this phenomenon in one word. 
 

Marvelous 

[thegeneral 3,340]

25 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Where do you live??? I can't even find a parking spot when I go shopping anywhere here. But then again, I live in a thriving booming State. 

It’s in the story you posted. It’s literally in the first line

“And at a mall in Georgia once packed with shoppers, a jewelry seller sighs on a recent summer afternoon as she surveys the desolate scene.”

[TimHauck 3,038]

Maximum Tranny reads CNN?

[5-Points 3,627]

And toilets across American Blue States go uncleaned.

 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,592]

Yeah, malls just fell on hard times now. You gotta be stupid to believe that. 

[jonnyutah 363]

3 hours ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

GDP! GDP!

[thegeneral 3,340]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Yeah, malls just fell on hard times now. You gotta be stupid to believe that. 

The malls are packed where the OP lives! Ooops

[iam90sbaby 2,660]

8 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

The malls are packed where the OP lives! Ooops

You seem a little worked up you ok bud?

[thegeneral 3,340]

25 minutes ago, iam90sbaby said:

You seem a little worked up you ok bud?

Doing great thanks for asking!

[TimHauck 3,038]

44 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Yeah, malls just fell on hard times now. You gotta be stupid to believe that. 

Agree.  Like the people blaming minimum wage laws for sh1tty chains closing stores.

[Maximum Overkill 2,175]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

The malls are packed where the OP lives! Ooops

Malls are a dead concept 

 

[Horseman 2,604]

5 hours ago, avoiding injuries said:

I can describe this phenomenon in one word. 
 

Marvelous 

[seafoam1 3,214]

5 hours ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

 What an idiot. 

[seafoam1 3,214]

2 hours ago, iam90sbaby said:

You seem a little worked up you ok bud?

A "little"? He's on a TDS fueled rampage.

[Nomad99 782]

5 hours ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

It's like one day everyone came rushing in..........uninvited. 

[EternalShinyAndChrome 4,263]

2 hours ago, iam90sbaby said:

You seem a little worked up you ok bud?

Watch out for lastWordGuy!  He always gets the last word with his cute little schoolyard quips!  And when he gets cornered on how wrong he was, lastWordGuy never admits he was being a hysterical teenage Karen, but instead he has another quip to distract you with! 

And it's ALWAYS the last word on the matter! 

[thegeneral 3,340]

1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Watch out for lastWordGuy!  He always gets the last word with his cute little schoolyard quips!  And when he gets cornered on how wrong he was he has another quip for you! And it's ALWAYS the last word on the matter! 

Triggered!

[TimHauck 3,038]

1 hour ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said:

Watch out for lastWordGuy!  He always gets the last word with his cute little schoolyard quips!  And when he gets cornered on how wrong he was, lastWordGuy never admits he was being a hysterical teenage Karen, but instead he has another quip to distract you with! 

And it's ALWAYS the last word on the matter! 

Congrats, you didn’t call him gay!

[seafoam1 3,214]

4 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Congrats, you didn’t call him gay!

He likes golden showers. He knows what he is. 

[Frozenbeernuts 2,282]

6 hours ago, thegeneral said:

Doing great thanks for asking!

If you're constantly getting annoyed by Trump, then you could be doing better.

[Horseman 2,604]

5 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

If you're constantly getting annoyed by Trump, then you could be doing better.

[WhiteWonder 2,836]

12 hours ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

I opened this post to see which crying lib would be the first to post about how sad it was the mall was empty. 

can’t see the forest for the trees 

[jerryskids 6,938]

10 hours ago, thegeneral said:

It’s great that there is no one there to buy the items the stores are selling! 

So Jared's Jewelers at the mall is suffering from a dearth of illegal aliens making 55 cents/hour picking fruit?  That's their target market?  

[TimHauck 3,038]

18 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

So Jared's Jewelers at the mall is suffering from a dearth of illegal aliens making 55 cents/hour picking fruit?  That's their target market?  

Agree.  Sounds like the logic of righties that think mass deportations are going to bring down the prices of $750K+ homes 

[Frozenbeernuts 2,282]

1 hour ago, WhiteWonder said:

I opened this post to see which crying lib would be the first to post about how sad it was the mall was empty. 

can’t see the forest through the trees 

Good point. It's a great comparison.

[thegeneral 3,340]

2 hours ago, jerryskids said:

So Jared's Jewelers at the mall is suffering from a dearth of illegal aliens making 55 cents/hour picking fruit?  That's their target market?  

They said the mall is empty and it didn’t used to be. For some reason the OP thought this was awesome.

[jerryskids 6,938]

1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

Agree.  Sounds like the logic of righties that think mass deportations are going to bring down the prices of $750K+ homes 

CNN seems to disagree with us.  Or they have a moderate, unbiased agenda.   

[thegeneral 3,340]

2 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

I opened this post to see which crying lib would be the first to post about how sad it was the mall was empty. 

can’t see the forest for the trees 

It would be sad if you owned a biz in the mall, no?

[WhiteWonder 2,836]

9 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

It would be sad if you owned a biz in the mall, no?

I’d be more sad if my business catered only to criminals, such that I might fear going out of business without them.

ignoring the obvious exaggeration of the OP, seems like it would be a poor choice of location by the owners 

[thegeneral 3,340]

1 minute ago, WhiteWonder said:

I’d be more sad if my business catered only to criminals, such that I might fear going out of business without them.

ignoring the obvious exaggeration of the OP, seems like it would be a poor choice of location by the owners 

I guess I don’t really care if people are here illegally if they are working and contributing to our country. If they are doing criminal shet here give them the heave ho. If the picture this article is painting is accurate I don’t see why this is something to be celebrating. A very odd flex.

 

[Strike 5,763]

4 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I guess I don’t really care if people are here illegally if they are working and contributing to our country. If they are doing criminal shet here give them the heave ho. If the picture this article is painting is accurate I don’t see why this is something to be celebrating. A very odd flex.

 

Because letting so many illegals in that they actually could impact the economy if only even locally is a problem.

[WhiteWonder 2,836]

6 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I guess I don’t really care if people are here illegally if they are working and contributing to our country. If they are doing criminal shet here give them the heave ho. If the picture this article is painting is accurate I don’t see why this is something to be celebrating. A very odd flex.

 

1. They are all criminals by definition. 
2. strike beat me to it. Hence my forest for the trees comment. 

[thegeneral 3,340]

Just now, WhiteWonder said:

1. They are all criminals by definition. 
2. strike beat me to it. Hence my forest for the trees comment. 

As I said personally don’t give a shet if they are working.

If they are creating their own economy what’s the problem?

[Hardcore troubadour 15,592]

2 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

As I said personally don’t give a shet if they are working.

If they are creating their own economy what’s the problem?

Retard

[thegeneral 3,340]

3 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Retard

Take some of your heart pills, gramps. Don’t want you stroking out!

[Hardcore troubadour 15,592]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

Take some of your heart pills, gramps. Don’t want you stroking out!

Unoriginal retard. 

[thegeneral 3,340]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

Unoriginal retard. 

How about go fock yourself, asshat.