We have an economy that is dependent on immigrant labor. Immigrants represent 15 percent of the population of Essex County but constitute: 19 percent of manufacturing workers, 19 percent of general services workers, 18 percent of arts, recreation, entertainment, accommodation and food service workers, 16 percent of professional, scientific, management, administrative workers, and 15 percent of construction workers. ICE anti-immigrant actions affect both legal and undocumented immigrants, since most immigrant families are mixed status families. When immigrant workers are affected, so is our local economy.

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