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- 1Immigration raids hit US homebuilding as workers vanish●The summer surge in US immigration raids is now showing up in housing: labour costs are rising and projects are being fr
A summer surge of US immigration raids is affecting the housing industry, with the Wall Street Journal reporting rising labour costs and frozen construction projects. In a September John Burns Research survey, nearly two-thirds of homebuilders said immigration enforcement is affecting their business, as the loss of immigrant workers constrains an industry already short of labour.