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June 20, 2017

Some firms say immigration fears making it harder to find workers

  • The biggest industry to take a hit from the crackdown is construction.
    • By MEREDITH HOFFMAN
    Associated Press

    AUSTIN, Texas — Though construction is in high demand in Texas' booming capital city, Oscar Martinez's drywall company is suddenly struggling.

    One-third of the approximately 20 employees Martinez uses to build new homes and commercial spaces have recently fled the state, spooked by a combination of a federal immigration crackdown by the Trump administration and a tough anti-“sanctuary cities” law approved last month by Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature.


     
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