Operation 'Midway Blitz' Cost Cook County $1.26 Billion in Restaurant, Retail Activity, Report Finds
Researchers said the 10-week operation led to about 4,500 arrests and $107 million in lost local sales tax revenue.
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DHS disputes report on immigration enforcement impact
(The Center Square) – University of Illinois Chicago researchers say heightened federal immigration enforcement corresponded with about $1.26 billion in foregone retail and restaurant activity in Cook County, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dismissed the correlation between a…
Operation 'Midway Blitz' cost Cook County $1.26 billion in restaurant, retail activity, report finds
Researchers said operation "Midway Blitz" effects continued after it ended, contributing to declines in spending and mobility among people who believe they may be at risk of immigration enforcement.
UIC study estimates $1 260 million in economic activity lost in Cook following Trump's migratory raids this year. Trump's immigration operation entry leaves losses for $1 260 million in Chicago was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.
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