These Texas Builders Backed Trump. They’ve Had Enough
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-07/in-texas-trump-s-deportations-are-pushing-builders-away?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NjEzMTYxNSwiZXhwIjoxNzg2NzM2NDE1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSkU5NEdSMjRVOTAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRkI0OERFNzA4NEU0OUNGOUFGRTJCMDlEMjk1MEUxNSJ9.DEgpqqvrUrzoI-mE2vj96uk2w_-HlnB_P8zZOz6nHkc&leadSource=article-gifting
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the_tab_key@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 7d
Let me guess: all their immigrant labor got picked up by ICE.
Reads article: yep.
Mmm, delicious faces.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 7d
it was either that, or they did some work for him, and he never paid them.
baronvonj@piefed.social · 6 pts · 7d
Also see, tariffs raising the cost of building materials.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 7d
I'd love for more reporters to ask these people just what they thought was going to happen to their workforce?
breezeblock@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 7d
There’s no fixing this level of stupid
KnitWit@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 7d
Guarantee all of them (and the guy whose fiancee got picked up) will not only still be voting for Paxton, but also straight ticket R. No lessons will be learned.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 7d
Yup. They'll eventually find a way to blame Biden, the blacks, the gays, trans, etc....too.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 7d
Seriously, WTF.
foggy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 7d
Christianity, abortions, etc.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7d
Yeah, that tracks. Seems toxic masculinity is involved as well.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 7d
I wonder if they’ll vote for Paxton in November?