Construction Firms Fear Trump's Deportation Plan for Undocumented Workers

Dec 3, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Construction Industry and Immigration

In the construction business, leaders are worried about Donald Trump's plans for mass deportation. As George Fuller, mayor of McKinney Texas, said, "We will absolutely have a labor shortage. These industries depend on immigrant labor." Builders are praying not to face dramatic workplace raids, and studies show a significant portion of construction workers are foreign-born.

In Texas, a border state with a booming construction industry and a worker shortage, the situation is particularly critical. Migrant labor is a common theme on construction sites, as Marco, a Honduran migrant, shared. Working in the US construction industry pays him four times more than in his home country.

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