Trump vows to deport millions. Builders say it would drain their crews and drive up home costs. (1 Viewer)

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    Both presidential candidates promise to build more homes. One promises to deport hundreds of thousands of people who build them.

    Former President Donald Trump’s pledge to “launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” would hamstring construction firms already facing labor shortages and push record home prices higher, say industry leaders, contractors and economists, according to NBC News.

    “It would be detrimental to the construction industry and our labor supply and exacerbate our housing affordability problems,” said Jim...

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