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Charlotte bakery owner says deportation fears keep patrons at home: 'If I don't have customers, I don't have employees, I don't have a business'

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There are approximately 300,000 people living in North Carolina without legal status. And they are not the only North Carolinians grappling with the Trump administration’s deportation promises. Mixed status families, people who had their legal status revoked through recent changes made by the Trump administration, and even people who hold visas and green cards, may be facing anxiety, tumult, and fear.

Due South’s Jeff Tiberii talks with Manolo Betancur, a Charlotte bakery owner and community activist, about how the stress of potential deportations has impacted his business, his community, and his family. They are also joined by Nikki Marín Baena, co-founder and co-director of Greensboro-based advocacy organization Siembra NC, and by Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Race, Class & Communities Reporter for WUNC.

Guests

Manolo Betancur, owner, Manolo's Bakery

Nikki Marín Baena, co-founder and co-director, Siembra NC

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra, Race, Class & Communities Reporter, WUNC

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Aaron Sánchez-Guerra covers issues of race, class, and communities for WUNC.
Rachel McCarthy is a producer for "Due South." She previously worked at WUNC as a producer for "The Story with Dick Gordon." More recently, Rachel was podcast managing editor at Capitol Broadcasting Company where she developed narrative series and edited a daily podcast. She also worked at "The Double Shift" podcast as supervising producer. Rachel learned about audio storytelling at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Prior to working in audio journalism, she was a research assistant at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC.