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by galleywest200 521 days ago
Road construction could come to a halt in some portions of the US. It is estimated that ~13% of all construction workers in the US are undocumented. I would be willing to bet they are more concentrated in certain states (Texas).

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/undocumented-workers-immigr...

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10% of American men aged 25-54 don't have a job and aren't looking for one[0]. The problem isn't a lack of workers, the problem is that Americans expect higher wages than illegals. If you kick the illegals out, wages will rise until Americans are willing to do the work.

This is why Bernie opposed rampant illegal immigration before he sold out.

https://www.businessinsider.com/men-not-working-unemployment...

But who will build the roads?

Sorry, just trying to summon libertarians.