Many Democrats and business leaders favor giving migrants work permits, but pockets of tension and reluctance have created a complex political calculus.
The vehicle cut over a median and toward where the six workers were standing outside a Walmart in Lincolnton, N.C., the police said. The authorities were looking for the driver.
A tiny village is taking in 6,000 laborers from Asia. They are needed by a petroleum company controlled by the right-wing government, which has vowed to keep migrants out.
New York City’s leadership says housing and caring for migrants is costing billions, and “destroying” the city. But economists say their arrival will eventually be a boon.