{"id":39628,"date":"2026-10-30T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abicaction.org\/?p=39628"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:02:55","slug":"time-for-solutions-protect-housing-affordability-work-permits-for-long-term-immigrants-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abicaction.org\/es\/time-for-solutions-protect-housing-affordability-work-permits-for-long-term-immigrants-in-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Time For Solutions \u2014 Protect Housing Affordability. Work Permits for Long-Term Immigrants in Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald J. Trump
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) \u00a0

President Trump, Sen. Thune, Sen. Schumer, Rep. Johnson, and Rep. Jeffries:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Targeting long-term, law-abiding, hard-working immigrant construction workers is driving up housing costs for Americans, harming our infrastructure and threatening the construction economy. The loss of Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Haitians and the current limbo facing over 200,000 Salvadoran TPS have been devastating.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With affordability and the cost of living topping families’ concerns nationwide, Washington must set aside ideological differences and stop making it harder and more expensive to build homes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

President Trump is a builder. He understands our industry because he is a part of it. With the border secure, he has an opportunity to lead Congress in taking care of the other half of the immigration challenge facing our nation \u2014 work permits for long-term, law-abiding immigrants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The need is undeniable and the consequences of failure are devastating. Nearly two-thirds of builders now report that immigration enforcement is affecting their workforce, according to a September survey cited by The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. Construction delays are driving up labor costs, slowing homebuilding and ultimately raising prices for American families, a trend underscored by a September survey from the National Association of Home Builders that found labor costs had risen a median of 4.2% over the previous year. Construction jobs that used to take four weeks now take two months \u2014 or don’t get started at all.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Workers are scared to show up, terrified they will be pulled off jobs, stopped while driving to work, or, in the case of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot dead by ICE agents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We must, of course, urgently invest in domestic career and technical education programs focused on construction so that we have a clear pipeline of American talent into the construction trades.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

But let’s be clear and let’s be honest: rebuilding the domestic pipeline will take years. We must provide work permits to long-term immigrants who have already contributed to our industry and communities for years. These immigrant workers themselves are part of the solution here as well. The skills and commitment to the sector that they bring will benefit the next generation of our industry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

We build America’s homes, infrastructure and communities. We know what it takes to get projects completed, and we know the current approach is making that work harder and more expensive. We are ready to work with policymakers from both parties on practical solutions that protect our workforce, strengthen our industry and make housing more affordable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n