NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The recent ICE operations across Nashville have left an impact on local businesses.
Business owners are sharing that staff are not showing up for their shifts, and there were rumors of operations happening this past weekend along Broadway. Those reports have not been verified, but the concerns among the local Hispanic community are very real.
“The whole conversation out there was it’s Hispanics who are undocumented. So it is uncomfortable to even go to a grocery store, and people kind of look at you,” said Yuri Cunza, President of the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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