2026-08-31
7 分钟Take a stroll through San Antonio's east side with James Norte,
and what you'll find is a community with a lot of mom-and-pop businesses.
You will see everything from bike shops, antiques, to taquerias and lavendarios.
But you'll also see just innovation happening, whether it be a small tech startup next to a bookstore.
James heads up an economic development organization called San Antonio for Growth on the east side.
If you're looking for a community of opportunity where you can live and work and play and pray,
San Antonio, Texas is your town.
Have you given that spiel before?
I've probably given a version of that spiel.
See, you've caught me in my element, right?
So now I'm just like going off of vibes.
You know what?
It's working.
Now I want to go antiquing while eating a taco and go to a bookstore in San Antonio.
So do I.
Let's make it happen.
Yeah.
Despite James' enthusiasm, he says one thing has cast a shadow
over this mostly Latino community over the last year or so.
And that is the growing presence of immigration and customs enforcement.