Bank of America Is Silent as ICE Targets NC: Mary Ellen Klas

The reaction by residents in North Carolina’s largest city to the immigration crackdown that began on Saturday has been empathetic and broad. The reaction by the region’s largest employers? Notably silent.

This week, hundreds of students walked out of Charlotte-area schools to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids. Volunteers donned fluorescent vests and wore whistles as they patrolled the perimeter of schools to keep federal agents from coming on campus. Churches held packed training sessions on how to respond to enforcement actions. Dozens of local businesses shut down to keep their customers and workers safe from the dragnet, and one ...