debbiedowner
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So, basically, what has happened is that LEGAL residents have been undercut by illegal labor, thereby making the job market even more difficult for Americans?Damn, I am now agreeing send them back south to the border so this one developer goes down the tubes. I think all of you righties will agree.
Major real estate developer takes on Trump's immigration policy: 'Don't send them home, send them to us'
The construction industry is heavily dependent on Hispanic and Latino workers, a workforce that diminished during the last housing crisis and has not come close to full recovery. Both single-family and multi-family homebuilders cite the current labor shortage as the key cause of higher prices and slower productivity.
- n 2018, 47% of general construction laborers were Hispanic or Latino, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- “In light of this week’s war of words in the American political arena, I felt compelled to put some thoughts down and to share them with you,” wrote Toby Bozzuto, CEO of Bozzuto Group, a multi-family developer, in an open letter to employees.
- “It is not enough to stand by as intolerance of the “other” becomes increasingly normalized...Indeed, don’t send them home, send them to us,” he said.
In 2018, 47% of general construction laborers were Hispanic or Latino, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In specialty sectors, their share is even higher: 70% of drywall and ceiling tile installers, 56% of roofers and 55% of painters.
They can't build that Goddamn wall fast enough.
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Most american, not all construction workers would rather take their weekly paycheck and buy alcohol and meth over the weekend and not show up until Wednesday of the next week.