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Trump’s Clashing Goals: More Housing, Fewer Immigrants

Trump’s Clashing Goals: More Housing, Fewer Immigrants

The Daily vor 2 Monaten

A new law aims to speed up building housing around the country. At the same time, the construction sector is reliant on foreign-born workers.

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To address the United States’ acute housing shortage, Congress
recently passed a landmark piece of legislation designed to
encourage the construction of new homes.

The problem is that President Trump’s crackdown on immigration
has taken aim at the work force required to build those homes.

Ronda Kaysen, who covers housing for The New York Times, explains
how the U.S. housing industry became so dependent on immigrant
labor.

Guest: Ronda Kaysen, a real estate reporter for
The New York Times who covers the intersection of housing and
society.

Background reading:

Where did all the American-born roofers go?

Here’s what is in the housing bill that just became law.

Photo: Philip Cheung for The New York Times

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