This is absolutely true, and it is BECAUSE immigration enforcement has been so lax for so long. Construction jobs that used to support families started slipping in the 70s, as more and more illegals would do the work for less and less. Eventually, virtually all the construction jobs went to illegals, because Americans couldn’t afford to do them. When you look at the devastation in LA and realize how much construction labor will be required to rebuild, you absolutely know that we don’t have enough Americans with the skills needed to do it. Even if a homeowner has the money to rebuild, and I suspect few of them will, finding a contractor to do the job will be next to impossible.
When a latino says only hispanics can do the work, it makes one wonder. When electric goes down after a hurricane for example, electricians from all over America show up to do the work and get power restored. Hispanic contruction and roofing crews also swarm the area. Why can't that happen with those in construction trades who are not hispanic? Swarm SoCal and reclaim the jobs.