By Max Klaver

An immigration crackdown has shaken communities throughout the country. Perhaps nowhere is that more the case than in Miami-Dade County, where several cities have signed up to collaborate with federal authorities on immigration enforcement, putting many non-citizens on alert.

Miami businesses are watching the issue closely, said Alfred Sanchez, CEO of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. He noted “concern” from some of the Chamber’s 1,400 members about what shifting immigration policies mean for their workers and, in turn, their business operations.

To measure how local firms are feeling, the Greater Miami Chamber and Florida International University have released a short anonymous survey gauging local business sentiment on the matter. The survey does not ask respondents for their name or for the name of their business.

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