Schulyer Nebraska could become a ghost town if DACA ends.

Copper · 09-21-2017, 01:42 PM

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SCHUYLER, Neb. (KMTV) - In the town of Schuyler, Nebraska, located about 65 miles west of Omaha, immigration reform is a huge issue.

A Cargill beef processing plant is the largest employer there, with a predominately Hispanic workforce.

People who live in Schuyler, a town of about 6,000 people, are worried what the economic impact would be on the immigrant workforce there if DACA recipients and their families are forced to leave.

"In this town, there's a lot of commerce, Hispanic business. And the majority of our clients are Hispanics," said Rosa Lopez, Schuyler restaurant owner.

Business owners in Schuyler — with a population that’s nearly 70 percent Hispanic and a business district dominated by Hispanic-owned shops and restaurants — is worried about the repercussions its economy would face if there's no DACA resolution by March.

"We depend on our youngsters for the future,” resident Irma Cuevas said. “So if that were eliminated, it would completely devastate not only Schuyler, but several other communities."

"They're our clients,” Lopez said. “And if they get rid of the program, we would lose them as clients. And they wouldn't be able to contribute to the local economy."

Long-time residents, like Luis Lucar, say DACA helps keep — and bring in — more people to the workforce there in Schuyler, which he says used to be a ghost town.

"If that happened, Schuyler would definitely go back to those years where businesses were closing,” Lucar said. “I don't think we want to see that again. And not only in Schuyler, but other Nebraskan cities that basically survive because of the immigrant workforce."

Burrito House owner Chuy Salinas said at the end of the day, DACA recipients should get to stay — not only because it's good for business, but because it's the right thing to do.

“Business is business,” he said. “But it's heartbreaking to see the moms and their kids, even if they're older like 22 or 25 — they'd have to be sent back and not even have a place to live.”

http://www.10news.com/news/national/...ss-owners-fear

cmartinez · 09-21-2017, 02:12 PM

EH. I'm totally generalizing here and I am not familiar with this town, but I doubt many DACA recipients actually live here in the plants.

BeeHive · 09-21-2017, 02:15 PM

If I lose DACA, I aint leaving. I am staying here.

Elmexicano · 09-21-2017, 02:31 PM

Staying here forever

nydreamer · 09-21-2017, 05:23 PM

Reaching.

versailles · 09-22-2017, 11:16 AM

i don't understand how there's some of us in shitholes like nebraska, alabama, or anywhere in the south.
surely people would know by now it's either illinois, new york, cali, texas, or bust.

BestBefore1984 · 09-22-2017, 11:20 AM

Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Whoregon are also good options.

trac3rt · 09-22-2017, 11:32 AM

I live in Nebraska. Accordingly to recent numbers, there are about 3,000 recipients in the entire state. I highly doubt most of them live or work in that town.

I bet most Nebraska DACA recipients live in Omaha or Lincoln. Either way, even if i lose my DACA, I am going nowhere.

trac3rt · 09-22-2017, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by versailles

i don't understand how there's some of us in shitholes like nebraska, alabama, or anywhere in the south.
surely people would know by now it's either illinois, new york, cali, texas, or bust.

I live in Nebraska. I could move out but my friends and family live here. For me, this is home.

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