Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost GOP the midterms in South Texas
The region has become a test case for pressures building across immigrant-reliant industries nationwide.
Repeated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps across Rio Grande Valley construction sites have severely slowed one of South Texas’ core industries, and the political consequences are now threatening Republican electoral gains across the region.
State of play
As part of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, fed…
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