The ice cream shop in CityPlace Doral would normally be bustling on a Tuesday afternoon when the temperature is over 90 degrees. But last week, no one was sitting to enjoy their gelato or linger over a coffee. In the city of Doral in Miami-Dade County, nicknamed Doralzuela for its hefty Venezuelan community, typically lively streets are noticeably quieter in recent months, shop owners and employees told Bisnow. The customers, most of whom are immigrants, who visit their stores are staying home out of fear of being deported.
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who have lived in U.S. cities like Doral legally for years have had their legal status revoked by the Trump administration in recent months. In South Florida — which has the highest concentration of residents from the targeted nations — the policies have already had an impact on industries and neighborhoods that rely on immigrant workers...
RSK: I guess I do not understand if they had two years work visa, during that time why did they not become citizens?
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