Monday, February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Leaders from the South Texas Builders Association are meeting with lawmakers to address concerns over intensified immigration enforcement, which has led to labor shortages and significant economic downturn in the construction sector.
Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region.
Lawmakers have less than two weeks to reach a deal on imposing stricter rules for immigration-enforcement operations.
The Trump administration says its crackdown on immigration is reducing housing prices. Economists say other factors such as oversupply matter more.
Lawmakers said they remained far apart on a deal for Homeland Security to put new restrictions on immigration enforcement.
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