Welcome to Ghost town, Georgia
A small Georgia town has been abandoned after an immigration raid:
Trailer parks lie abandoned. The poultry plant is scrambling to replace more than half its workforce. Business has dried up at stores where Mexican laborers once lined up to buy food, beer and cigarettes just weeks ago.Cross posted on Peach Pundit.This Georgia community of about 1,000 people has become little more than a ghost town since Sept. 1, when federal agents began rounding up illegal immigrants.
The sweep has had the unintended effect of underscoring just how vital the illegal immigrants were to the local economy.
More than 120 illegal immigrants have been loaded onto buses bound for immigration courts in Atlanta, 189 miles away. Hundreds more fled Emanuel County. Residents say many scattered into the woods, camping out for days. They worry some are still hiding without food.
Comments
That's TERRIFIC! Glad to
see the immigration arm of the OHS get off their asses and round up some of these folks.
Posted by: Tyler | September 18, 2006 08:41 AM
Oh yes, we need to get rid of these terrorists. After all, they were the economical force in Stillmore, a small Georgia town that was providing poultry to consumers. Have you noticed how many of these illegal immigrants have flown planes into buildings, done suicide
bombings driving cars into buildings. I am sure you posted your message as a tongue in cheek, right?
Posted by: Ramona | September 19, 2006 10:22 PM