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Immigrants make up more than a quarter of the U.S. construction workforce and more than half of workers in several key homebuilding trades, according to an Axios analysis of National Association of Home Builders data.
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Immigrant labor dependence in construction links immigration policy to homebuilding costs and supply.
Immigration policy feeds construction labor supply
CATALYST TO WATCH
Immigration policy changes
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Policy shifts could tighten labor further
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Immigrants make up more than a quarter of the U.S. construction workforce and more than half of workers in several key homebuilding trades, according to an Axios analysis of National Association of Home Builders data. Read more: https://t.co/kNeYHqQw6F
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
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03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
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04 RECEIPTS
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