We know that we have many options to lower housing costs, but some of the actions by the Trump administration have only raised construction costs, exacerbated labor shortages and gutted HUD and programs that keep working Americans afloat. In a report from the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute, they concluded that if the Trump administration meets its goal of deporting 4 million people by the end of 2028, we 1.4 million immigrants who work in the construction industry would be lost. There would also be a net loss of 861,000 jobs among US born workers because the sudden removal of the of part of the workforce could force contractors to rapidly scale back or shut down entirely. (01:38–01:55)
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Asserts that deporting 4 million people could result in the loss of 1.4 million construction workers.
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