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New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.
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Rex Wyatt, owner of Wyatt Wellness and Consulting, PLLC, "Even with insurance, people don't always have great coverage or the co-pays are high." Rex also gives info for mental health therapy, Open Path Collective, also Telehealth, and freeblacktherapy.org.
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Local governments across the country are having to decide if the promise of economic benefit with large scale data centers offsets environmental and consumer concerns. Several projects are proposed across Illinois, while the state already has dozens of the facilities.
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