Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador ends this week, closing out roughly 25 years of legal status and work authorization for about 170,000 people nationwide — 6,000 of them in North Carolina, thousands in the Charlotte area. Charlotte immigration attorney Jamilah Espinosa expects the effect to run through construction, hospitality and care work: "It will be local and it will be visible." These are not people who were ever undocumented in the ordinary sense; they registered, renewed and paid fees for a quarter century. There's also a real argument on the other side, and this episode makes it. One caution: sources give conflicting dates for the deadline, so verify with USCIS or an attorney rather than relying on any news account. Plus: Mecklenburg's revaluation puts residential values up 15%, and your week ahead.

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