WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
Florida’s new sweeping immigration law is already affecting local businesses in our area.
Some business owners reporting that longtime employees are quitting and even leaving the state after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 last week.
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An employee at East Wok Chinese restaurant said that not only did they lose a loyal, hardworking employee due to the law, but they’re also losing customers because many in their community are afraid to even come in for food.
“It's more difficult because we all have to multitask, and it just gets really busy back there. It's harder,” Rosary Hernandez said.
Hernandez has been working at the restaurant for six years as a cashier, cook, and manager.
She said right after the new immigration law was signed, she heard from another employee who has been working at the restaurant just as long.
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“He gave me a call and he told me that – basically saying goodbye. That he had to move,” Hernandez said. “It was difficult because I got used to working with him and he’s just here working, trying to take care of his family back home, and it kind of sucks.”
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