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Immigration raids squeeze US housing as labour costs rise

Original: 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 hitting the housing industry, with the Wall Street Journal reporting rising labour costs and frozen construction projects. A September survey by John Burns Research found nearly two-thirds of builders said immigration enforcement is affecting their work, as fear of raids keeps many immigrant construction workers off job sites.

Why now: New reporting links the summer's intensified immigration enforcement to concrete economic effects in homebuilding.

United StatesWall Street JournalJohn Burns ResearchUS housing industry

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• The summer surge in US immigration raids is now showing up in housing: labour costs are rising and projects are being frozen, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a September John Burns Research survey, nearly two-thirds of builders said immigration enforcement is affecting… · i47i@social.i47i.cc · 2

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