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Construction Baws - I have a question
Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:53 pm
How have ICE raids and better border control affected your line of work?
Any ground level Intel is appreciated
Any ground level Intel is appreciated
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Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:58 pm to Rankest
Common labor is getting harder to find. I hear of guys being deported every few days, but have not had any raids on any of our sites.
Northshore LA
Northshore LA
Posted on 2/13/26 at 12:58 pm to Rankest
Honestly, they haven’t. I’m on a site right now where half the guys are Hispanic.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:03 pm to Rankest
From what I’ve seen the ones who use that type of labor weren’t the ones I like to do business with.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:05 pm to Rankest
Our guys all have SSNs, are W9 employees and have all passed the US government's E-Verify system.
Now that that's out the way, our guys stayed home for a week. Once they realized ICE was only really going after major criminals, they returned to the job sites.
All these guys know each other, so they'd receive a text message saying "ICE is here," and if it was close to the job site, you'd see them all sprinting to their trucks.
Now that that's out the way, our guys stayed home for a week. Once they realized ICE was only really going after major criminals, they returned to the job sites.
All these guys know each other, so they'd receive a text message saying "ICE is here," and if it was close to the job site, you'd see them all sprinting to their trucks.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:07 pm to Rankest
less subcontractors
higher subcontractor prices
higher subcontractor prices
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:07 pm to Rankest
We have issues, but it’s been in waves. We have several crews and they all know when to go underground and when it’s safe(perceived or real, I don’t know). I guess they have the modern day equivalent of the Underground Railroad. They’ll miss 5-7 days then resurface.
Sales have been slower than I’d like so that’s help to mask some of the problems.
Sales have been slower than I’d like so that’s help to mask some of the problems.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:07 pm to boxcarbarney
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Our guys all have SSNs, are W9 employees and have all passed the US government's E-Verify system
Im ignorant on how this stuff works. Does this mean they are considered here legally?
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Now that that's out the way, our guys stayed home for a week. Once they realized ICE was only really going after major criminals, they returned to the job sites.
If the answer above is yes, why would they be afraid in the first place?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:08 pm to Rankest
I bet good tamales are getting hard to find.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:10 pm to Rankest
Mucho, en realidad
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:18 pm to cdur86
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If the answer above is yes, why would they be afraid in the first place?
A lot of fear in the Hispanic community. A lot of incorrect information floating around about what ICE was doing and who they were arresting.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:21 pm to Rankest
noticed the road construction crew near my house had no latinos. all white guys and no one was standing around. looked like they were getting shite done.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:24 pm to Pezzo
You must not be anywhere near New Orleans. The local workforce doesn’t hold a candle to the visitors.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:25 pm to Rankest
It has affected our restaurants 
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:26 pm to Pezzo
Are you trying to suggest white guys work harder than latinos? 
This post was edited on 2/13/26 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:28 pm to boxcarbarney
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Now that that's out the way, our guys stayed home for a week. Once they realized ICE was only really going after major criminals, they returned to the job sites.
All these guys know each other, so they'd receive a text message saying "ICE is here," and if it was close to the job site, you'd see them all sprinting to their trucks.
Same thing. My housekeeper who is an employee with all proper documentation and actively using an immigration attorney was freaked out. Stayed home for several days. I told her she has nothing to worry about and she is legal, but to call her lawyer to assure her all was well. They returned a couple days later.
Same thing with newbuilds in the hood. For a week it was quiet, then they came back once they had assurance.
A landscaper I have used in the past lost his entire crew.
We had another framing crew all documented. They are killing it right now. Once word spread that they had their stuff in order, they got three high end homes all at once.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:28 pm to cdur86
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Im ignorant on how this stuff works. Does this mean they are considered here legally?
E-verify isn't totally foolproof, but it does help tremendously weed out the obvious illegals.
Now, the reasoning behind their legal status can definitely be debatable on many of the guys that aren't born in the US.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:30 pm to go_tigres
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We have issues, but it’s been in waves. We have several crews and they all know when to go underground and when it’s safe(perceived or real, I don’t know). I guess they have the modern day equivalent of the Underground Railroad. They’ll miss 5-7 days then resurface.
Sales have been slower than I’d like so that’s help to mask some of the problems.
How do you reconcile being conservative and looking the other way?
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:31 pm to Rankest
No
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