---
title: "Trump Immigration Rules Likely to Exacerbate Home Builders’ Labor Shortfall"
url: https://trump24h.com/563741/trump-immigration-rules-likely-exacerbate-home-builders-labor-shortfall/
description: "Foreign-born workers account for nearly 30% of all those employed in construction trades, according to 2015 research from the National Association of Home Builders, and."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# Trump Immigration Rules Likely to Exacerbate Home Builders’ Labor Shortfall

Published 2026-08-10

SAT 28 JAN 2017 · 17:15 · [BUSINESS](https://trump24h.com/category/business.html)

The Wall Street Journal · [wsj.com](https://wsj.com/)

> “Foreign-born workers account for nearly 30% of all those employed in construction trades, according to 2015 research from the National Association of Home Builders, and the share is even higher among occupations that are central to home building, such as roofers and drywall installers.”

## Source

The Wall Street Journal

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