El Pueblo’s Iliana Santillan discusses the impact of the elections on NC’s immigrant community

NC Newsline

One group of North Carolinians for whom the election is likely to have a significant impact is the immigrant community. With President-elect Trump promising a wave of mass deportations and our state legislature plowing ahead with legislation to force local sheriffs to partner with federal immigration control officials, a new period of uncertainty and upheaval for thousands of families (and the businesses that rely on immigrant workers) appears to be in offing.

Despite all this, voter surveys indicate that Trump did better with Latin American voters than some had expected – a fact that illustrates how diverse the Latin American community is. Earlier this week, NC Newsline got a chance to discuss this situation and what’s likely to come next with the leader of one of our state’s leading Latino issues advocacy organizations – the executive director of El Pueblo, Iliana Santillan.