Posted on 08/31/2017 5:53:39 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
In the coming weeks, as Houston turns its attention to rebuilding areas devastated by Tropical Storm Harvey, people like Jay De Leon are likely to play an outsized role – if they stay around.
De Leon, 47, owns a small construction business in Houston, and he and his 10 employees do exactly the kind of demolition and refurbishing the city will need. But like a large number of construction workers in Texas, De Leon and most of his workers live in the United States illegally, and that could make things complicated.
However, undocumented immigrants are growing increasingly nervous in Texas because of an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration that has cast a wide net.
De Leon, who has lived in the country for 20 years and has two citizen children, says the changes have spooked the city’s migrant workforce. In recent weeks, he said, one of his employees left the state and another returned to Mexico. Both feared that if they stayed they risked arrest.
Departing workers, he says, pose a problem for Houston in the wake of Harvey, which has killed at least 17 people and caused flood damage to commercial buildings, houses, roads and bridges expected to run into tens of billions of dollars.
“The situation that Houston is going through now with the hurricane is going to be the trial by fire for the Republicans and the governor that approved these radical laws,” De Leon said. “They will need our migrant labor to rebuild the city. I believe that without us it will be impossible.”
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
I guess there is no bottom when it comes to the hatred from Reuters.
Isnt FEMA just for American citizens ???
just call Mexico to come and help their own citizens...
to go home...
Let me get out the world’s tiniest violin for this man’s terrible predicament. *rolls eyes*
Try hiring Americans, Bub. There won’t be a problem.
Bye.
Oh, wait—he’s an illegal too? Then go back home.
Oh my gosh. They might actually have to employ AMERICANS?
Have we checked with W, Jeb, Mitch, Ryan and any other GOP Establishment Cheap Labor Express whore to see if that’s O.K.?
How about Madam Felon Hillary, Bernie Turncoat (lol) Sanders or Lieawatha?
Some Dem/Nevertrump RINO is having wet dreams again
[ De Leon, 47, owns a small construction business in Houston, and he and his 10 employees...But...De Leon and most of his workers live in the United States illegally... ]
So there could be up to 11 arrests. Let’s get crackin’ ICE.
Geez. The leftist will use ANY excuse to flood the USA with immigrants. Even a real flood.
The housing shortage caused by the hurricane can be partially offset by emptying out places illegals currently live. See how neatly that works out.
No kidding! Fill out the papers, do your homework, No problemo.
Those who have already done these things must be really ticked off at those who cut in the front of the line.
If this country declared a “War On Illegals” modeled after the War On Drugs, and confiscated cars, houses, bank accounts etc. from illegals like it does from drug dealers, A. the illegal problem would reduce in size, B. local governments could fund all of their SWAT toys and PD overtime with the seized wealth. Pick one.
Hire Americans and legals. Is it really that difficult?
How Trump's immigration crackdown could slow provide well-paid, full-time employment for many jobless Americans in during flood-hit Houston's efforts to rebuild.
How does he pay his taxes for his illegal workers?
Oh my word, we cannot exist without slaves!! Where is mah fainting couch?!
Exactly right.
Trump should quickly reactivate the Bracero Program to legally bring in guest workers for the repairs. That would silence the critics, get the rebuilding done, and show how to do it legally.
:: De Leon and most of his workers live in the United States illegally ::
Let us keep in mind that Senor DeLeon could be lying to the Reuters reporter simply to get his business recognized (all publicity is good publicity). Conversely, the Reuters reporter may be “stretching the truth, also.
If ICE shows up, they might ALL be able to verify their residency/citizenship.
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