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Vicente Gonzalez: “We would have had 400,000 homes less built in this country…”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Demands HUD Secretary Address Housing, Labor Shortages in South Texas

Published | Video Starts at 01:26

And just recently, I met with the South Texas Builders association and had a very candid conversation about the labor shortage that we're suffering in Texas and across the country. Just last year it was shown that We would have had 400,000 homes less built in this country if it had not been for immigrant labor. Right now I have builders, I have realtors, I have lenders, I have title companies coming to me. (01:26–01:33)

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Asserts that immigrant labor prevented a shortfall of 400,000 homes in the U.S. last year.

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