Posted on 11/21/2025 11:47:59 AM PST by DFG
Border Patrol and ICE raids have caused fear amongst latino construction workers in Charlotte, NC. Construction sites in Charlotte are near ghost towns with not a worker in sight.
Border Patrol invaded Charlotte, NC on November 15, 2025, churches have been raided, construction sites have been raided, people walking on the street have been arrested and sent to ICE detention enters.
ICE was believed to of left the Charlotte operation, but then the government said yesterday that they will be in Charlotte for a while. Video shows a construction site at Panda Express being raided by Border Patrol.
The latino community got word of the Border Patrol and ICE raids, which caused them to fear going to work. Hence many latinos work construction jobs that dont require a college degree or American citizenship legal status; construction sites are a big target for ICE because they know for a fact that latinos will be on those job sites.
Border Patrol even arrested multiple illegal immigrants at 2 Home Depots in Charlotte. ICE and Border Patrol target both residential and commercial construction sites.
Several construction sites in Charlotte and surrounding areas were empty this week, no sounds of drills, no heavy duty equipment, no men on roofs with nail guns, no cement trucks, and no latino people.
Video shows that even a latino barbershop DR Stylo was raided.
Many latinos have stayed at home or temporarily left Charlotte to escape the ICE raids.
Some where able to escape on foot when spotted by ICE.
A landscaper was arrested on the job in Charlotte also.
Construction business owners are losing money everyday that the latino workforce is out of work, as building projects are stalled.
Americans!!! Winning their jobs back!!!
More SOB stories from the America-hating maggots in the DNC’s “media”.
Go ICE.
Americans!!! Winning their jobs back one ICE raid at a time!!!
Of all places, who would have thought Charlotte NC was a hotbed of illegal aliens?
Good, when I bought a first house in a new development, I made the mistake of leaving my garage workshop door open....amidst all the new houses being built...discovered shortly the illegal house building crews liked my tools better than theirs....cleaned out, stolen in hours.
After filing a police report, the light green Customs Border vans showed up loading dozens of illegals up....I never did recover my tools.
TIME TO HIRE AMERICANS !!!!!!
If you are here legally, why would you have any fear?
Get out of my country!
We are a nation of consumers not workers! /sarcasm
Well pay $30 -$35 and hire Americans.
I am sick of self deport and you can come back shit. Nothing but catch and release.
There was a time that the need to eat and sleep in a safe place was incentive enough to seek work. That has changed. Too many people are content with the government taking care of them with a welfare check, food stamps, Medicaid and government housing.
Hire American citizens and it won’t be a problem.
Well gosh. Maybe you should start employing Americans instead.
I’ve told all my friends for weeks. Illegals are everywhere here in Charlotte. Its been obvious for years. How obvious? Short brown people speaking nothing but Spanish. All over the place. Guess what. 90% of them at least are illegals. Its not exactly rocket science.
The builder hires a contractor who hires a subcontractor who hires the illegals.
The builder, rightly or wrongly claims not to know if the workers are legal or not.
It’s hard to find Americans who will do that kind of work.
I did it, union and non union until my back gave out.
It would be a employees market though, if you found a 20 something year old American kid willing to bust their hump digging ditches or framing a house.
It is called soft. And it is deadly. High, weak and playing girlie dress up has consequences. But their single moms make excuses like you are hurting their feelings.
Sorry that is not true. White males are eligible for absolutely nothing from the welfare state. At least not until retirement age. Unbridled legal and illegal migration plus dei have targeted white males for elimination. Your mischaracterization is not helpful.
Are you suggesting my post is targeting "white males". It makes no mention of "white males" but rather speaks generally that some 'Americans' are disincentivized to find work because they are able to live off of various federal welfare programs.
Federal Welfare Programs: 1950s vs. 2024
In the 1950s, the concept of "welfare" was primarily associated with programs like Aid to Dependent Children (ADC), which had its roots in the Social Security Act of 1935. ADC was designed to assist single mothers who were widowed or abandoned, allowing them to care for their children at home by providing cash benefits for basic necessities like food, shelter, and clothing.[2] The overall federal welfare spending was considerably lower, and the system was less fragmented than it is today. The focus was largely on providing a safety net for specific vulnerable populations.
By 2024, the landscape of federal welfare programs has transformed dramatically. The system is now a complex web of 89 separate programs spread across 14 government departments and agencies, and nine major budget functions.[1] This fragmentation makes it challenging to ascertain the aggregate cost, which is largely invisible to the public and policymakers.[1] The U.S. welfare system is defined as the total set of federal and state means-tested programs designed to assist poor and low-income Americans.[1] Means-tested programs restrict eligibility based on income levels, ensuring benefits go exclusively to those with lower incomes.[1]
The total inflation-adjusted welfare spending has increased more than twelvefold since the start of the War on Poverty in 1964, rising from $91.9 billion in 1964 to over $1.1 trillion in 2016 (in constant 2016 dollars).[1] As a share of GDP, means-tested welfare spending grew from 1.5% in 1964 to over 6% by 2016, and is projected to remain around 6% in the coming decade.[1] The financial cost of the War on Poverty between 1965 and 2016 was approximately $27.8 trillion in constant FY 2016 dollars, significantly exceeding the cost of all U.S. military wars combined.[1]
Food Stamp Program (SNAP) The precursor to the modern Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), then known as the Food Stamp Program, began in 1939 and ran until 1943, utilizing actual stamps. This initial program aimed to feed the hungry and support farmers with surplus crops. Approximately 20 million people received food stamps during its lifespan, at a total cost of $262 million.[3] The program was revived in 1964 as part of President Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty," and states were required to extend it to all jurisdictions by July 1974.[3] In 1974, 12.9 million people, or 6.1% of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits.[3]
By May 2025, 41.7 million people in 22.4 million households received SNAP benefits, representing nearly 1 in every 8 people in the country.[3] The number of recipients has fluctuated over time, influenced by economic conditions and eligibility rules, with significant increases during recessions like the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] For instance, participation peaked at 18.8% of households in fiscal 2013 (47.6 million people) and reached over 43 million recipients in September 2020 (13% of the resident population) during the pandemic.[3]
In fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent $100.3 billion on SNAP, with $93.7 billion going to benefits and $6.6 billion for administrative expenses.[3] Recent legislative changes in July 2025 are projected to reduce federal spending on SNAP by $186.7 billion over the next decade by expanding work requirements, tightening eligibility, and imposing new cost-sharing obligations on states.[3]
Medicaid Medicaid was enacted in 1965 under the Social Security Act to help state governments provide medical care to eligible needy persons.[2] In its early years, governmental medical assistance to the poor was very limited, costing about $50 billion per year in today's dollars in 1964.[1]
By 2024, Medicaid has become the largest government program providing medical and health-related services to the nation's poorest people.[2] In June 2025, it covered nearly 78 million low-income individuals when combined with the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).[4] In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid alone cost taxpayers over $900 billion, with the federal government covering about two-thirds of that cost.[4] More than 17% of the population received Medicaid benefits in 2002, a significant increase from about 10% in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] Means-tested medical assistance cost taxpayers $669.8 billion in FY 2016, comprising 59.5% of total means-tested aid.[1]
Section 8 Housing Programs In the 1950s, federal housing assistance was primarily focused on public housing projects, with the government directly providing dwellings.[2] The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) administer most federal housing programs.[2]
By 2024, while public housing still exists, there has been a significant shift towards voucher-based systems, particularly the HUD Section 8 voucher program.[2] This program allows recipients greater choice in where they live by providing a cash-equivalent voucher to be redeemed at authorized service providers.[2] In 2015, some 1.6 million single-parent families received HUD rent subsidies.[1] Housing, energy, and utilities assistance combined cost taxpayers $62.4 billion in FY 2016, comprising 5.5% of total means-tested aid.[1]
Conclusion The evolution of these programs from the 1950s to 2024 reflects a substantial increase in government intervention and spending to address poverty and provide social safety nets. While the 1950s saw more limited and targeted assistance, the modern era is characterized by a vast, complex, and expensive system aiming to support a broader range of low-income individuals and families across various needs, from food and housing to medical care.
Authoritative Sources
1. Understanding the Hidden $1.1 Trillion Welfare System and How to Reform It. The Heritage Foundation↩
2. Welfare. Econlib↩
3.What the data says about food stamps in the U.S. Pew Research Center↩
4.The Welfare Program You Never Heard About During the Shutdown. American Enterprise Institute↩
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