“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry  www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

What, you're telling me there weren't a bunch of poor little lily-white shitkickers waiting in the wings to take the jobs those evil immigrants were hoarding? Say it ain't so.

"ICE agents have arrested more than 9,100 people in #SouthTexas — nearly one-fifth of all such arrests in the entire state since Trump took office, according to government data." #ICE #immigration #Texas www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

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If only there was someway to have known this would happen 🤦 www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

"Without enough workers, construction has slowed, sending a ripple effect throughout the economy. Economists suggest that this will drive housing costs up — even as Texas officials focus on bringing such costs down." www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

Too bad President Miller doesn’t GAF. No price is too high for other people to pay. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

‘[…]under former President Barack Obama, leading to more than 300,000 deportations from 2008 to 2013. Nationwide, there was a 2% to 3% decrease in labor in the construction industry and a 5.7% decrease in new constructions during that time. ‘

Housing supply troubles you don’t say? You are making it even worse… www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

Meanwhile- "Without enough workers, construction has slowed, sending a ripple effect throughout the economy. Economists suggest that this will drive housing costs up — even as Texas officials focus on bringing such costs down." www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

Uh huh. www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry  www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s... How many contractors voted for MAGA? It serves you right!

ICE is an economic disaster.. It syphons labor away at the expense of our EVER SHRINKING work force ICE is ANTI-everything we want. Unless you are a racist and want people gone without having committed a crime against you TX how many spanish folks live there www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

And why new housing costs are skyrocketing.

Restringir la inmigración encarece la vivienda www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...

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The economic disruption/sabotage of deporting millions of workers at time of near full employment is only just beginning to be felt. “Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...