Posted on 01/09/2025 6:39:19 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Watching the fires raze Los Angeles, a city I called home for years, has been devastating. Santa Ana winds, blowing through the mountains at speeds exceeding 80 mph, have caused catastrophic damage. The west side of the city is barely recognizable. The Pacific Coast Highway, one of the most iconic stretches of the American landscape, lies in ruins. The surrounding area, home to the equally renowned Sunset Boulevard — celebrated in countless dreams and a witness to innumerable Californian sunsets — has been reduced to ashes.
The full scale of the devastation will be hard to tally for some time. What is clear, however, is the immense challenge that reconstruction will pose. This wildfire is already among the most destructive in the region’s history. Rebuilding will be a monumental task fraught with uncertainty. Building in Los Angeles is notoriously difficult because of complicated permitting and regulations. The city will have to untangle a bunch of its bureaucratic knots — and quickly.
One thing, however, is certain: the rebuilding of Los Angeles will rely heavily on immigrants.
A significant proportion of the region’s construction workforce consists of immigrants. According to a 2020 report by the American Immigration Council, 43 percent of construction workers in California are immigrants. Among these, a majority are of Mexican origin, reflecting a long history of Mexican labor contributing to the city’s development.
“Immigrants are the engine of construction in Los Angeles,” Santiago Ortiz, a local designer and building consultant told me. “Without immigrants working the most critical trades in the industry, we won’t be able to rebuild what we have lost over the last three days.”
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Might as well give it back to Meh-Hee-Co.
They will have to wait 2 years just to get the permits.
That could be but that’s an entirely different subject than Biden’s promise of money.
I wonder if they’ll get in line for the $750 check from FEMA if it ever comes
They want cheap illegal immigrants. Problem is, they don’t want to, or need to, work. Why work when they can get welfare?
And maybe the illegals will rebuild it. But the taxpayers will fund it. No way the people pay for their house to be rebuilt. None. There are too many obedient powerful liberal celebrities. A good commie never spends their own money.
The banks will require the new structure to be insured. Good luck with that.
Permitting will be required from the 28 year old chika at the Coastal Commission. Good luck with that too.
Those that do get approved permits should face intense audits to determine who and how much they paid to jump the process.
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Immigrants won’t rebuild Los Angeles nothing to loot.
Maybe sifting the dirt for valuables yes.
There are hundreds of environmental regulations that must be complied with before anything gets rebuilt.
This could take decades.
Just because a person of “Mexican origin” works in construction doesn’t mean he’s an immigrant.
The Washington Post is infested with 50 IQ idiots.
All part of "The Great Reset" and "Build Back Better."
If conspiracy theories weren't verboten I would say it was part of a conspiracy.
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