The industry is in a crisis:' Construction worker shortage delaying projects, driving up costs, experts say (February 2025)
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... Orlando attorney Anthony Suarez thinks it will, adding, "It has to slow down."

Suarez told News 6 most of his clients are undocumented immigrants who do drywall work, roofing, and other home construction projects.

"They're working hard, they have good businesses, they pay their taxes, and they own land in real estate," he explained. "They're all petrified. They're afraid."

Immigrants account for 31% of all workers in construction trades across the country. In Florida, an estimated 38% of construction workers on foreign-born.

The National Association of Home Builders is on record saying, "Mass deportation is not the answer because any shock to the labor force would have an adverse impact on housing costs and supply."

"Roofing is a very difficult job," Suarez said. "It's painful to be up there, and it's hard to find Americans actually doing that job." ...

New Model Army - White Coats (1987)
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Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
Well, we know what makes the flowers grow, but we don't know why
And we all have the knowledge of DNA, but we still die
We perch so thin and fragile here upon the land
And the earth that moves beneath us, we don't understand

So we rush towards the Judgement Day, when she reclaims
A toast to the Luddite martyrs then, who died in vain
Down at the lab they're working still, finishing off
How do we tell the people in the white coats
Enough is enough?
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