CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Construction projects are being delayed across North Carolina after Customs and Border Protection’s “Operation Charlotte’s Web” led to more than 300 immigration-related arrests from Charlotte to Raleigh.
Hundreds of construction workers have been calling out of work in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Winston-Salem out of fear of possible deportation, according to Dave Simpson, the President and CEO of Carolinas AGC.
Jorge Perez, the owner of Tree Amigos, had to pause all of his remodeling projects last week because he did not have enough employees to keep the jobs running…