Look at this pittance paid for average entry-level construction jobs:
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Construction_Laborer/Hourly_Rate/42fc8d3e/Entry-Level
Used to be even entry-level construction paid well.
There is a huge segment of the GOP who think wages for Americans can’t be driven low enough. They are like dog sh!t stuck to our shoes stinking up the place.