Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation's fastest-growing states.From an aerial view the Mexican and American flags fly over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.
He said the reason Texans need so many immigrant laborers is simple: The Texas workforce isn't large enough to keep pace with its growth. Like Marek, he worries that a massive roundup could have a chilling effect on the Texas economy. Trump's sweeping campaign pledges likely have the support of Republican border hawks in Texas, where a state-led border mission calledstarted in 2021 and has cost taxpayers more than $11 billion.
"Imagine it, I am a father and a mother. They would never want to be separated from their mother," she said. Carrasco also pushed back on the rhetoric about immigrants taking jobs from American citizens or legal residents. She said she does work that few line up to do. "It's easy to have a soundbite that you can say at a rally or put on a bumper sticker. But to translate that to policy is difficult. And you normally see presidents move in the direction of what they campaigned about but not all the way. And I think that's what you'll see here," he said.