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The raids are part of a larger immigration crackdown affecting industries reliant on immigrant labor.
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
Agriculture, hospitality, and construction — three sectors heavily reliant on immigrant labor — have reported labor shortages and disruptions as immigration enforcement escalates.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
For more than a decade, the police department has become increasingly reliant on overtime due to staffing vacancies, despite an overall increase in its personal services budget.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
As nonprofits reliant on donations, food banks and pantries were already stretched thin before the bill passed.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
Agriculture, hospitality, and construction — three sectors heavily reliant on immigrant labor — have reported labor shortages and disruptions as immigration enforcement escalates.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
For more than a decade, the police department has become increasingly reliant on overtime due to staffing vacancies, despite an overall increase in its personal services budget.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
As nonprofits reliant on donations, food banks and pantries were already stretched thin before the bill passed.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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reliant
adjective
re·li·ant
ri-ˈlī-ənt 
: having reliance on something or someone : trusting
reliant on the family for news
reliantly
adverb
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