"It would be detrimental to the construction industry and our labor supply and exacerbate our housing affordability problems," said Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders.
Brent Taylor President of Taylor Construction Group, Tampa, Fla.Nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants were living in the U.S. as of 2022, the latest federal data shows, down from an 11.8 million peak in 2007.
The labor pool is tight already, with the U.S. construction industry still looking to fill 370,000 open positions, according to federal data.
'The math is just not there'There is evidence that foreign-born construction workers help keep the housing market in check.
Undocumented workers would likely flee ahead of any national deportation effort, Hetrick said, even though many have been in the U.S. for well over a decade.
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