I'd like to Turn my question, Mr. Secretary, to a more serious issue that we have at hand, and that's housing affordability in this country. We have to be honest about that because while we talk about immigrants, 30% of construction workers in this country are immigrants. And In Texas, about 40% of construction workers are immigrants. And in your city of Dallas, in the Dallas Fort Worth area, Houston, San Antonio, that number goes up to about 60%, depending where you are. (00:51–00:56)
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