There’s Something Happening Here

“When federal agents swarmed the track on Oct. 19 — weapons drawn, a helicopter overhead, unmarked S.U.V.s screeching in on dirt roads — they did more than crack an alleged gambling ring and increase deportation numbers. They shattered Wilder’s innocent belief that its out-of-the-way location and deep-red politics could isolate the town from the raids overtaking other parts of the country. ‘We rely on Hispanic labor,’ said Chris Gross, a second-generation farmer who grows sweet corn seed and mint in Wilder. She added, ‘Nobody thought something like this could happen here.'” NYT (Gift Article): A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho.

+ WSJ (Gift Article): Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy.