Immigration Crackdown: Martinez and Americans I

immigration crackdown: I took a big hit since my workers started hearing crazy stories about being deported, and they panicked, said Martinez, who relies on immigrants in the U.S. illegally for labour and has failed to find replacements for the physically grueling, precise work, according to Metro News. The Americans I hire can't last in this job more than half a day, Martinez said. 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. Similar fears have sent shockwaves through many sectors of the U.S. economy. I've heard from growers, construction, and the service industry about a destabilization of the workforce in Texas and around the country, said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a Washington-based immigrants' rights advocacy group. In most cases, demographers and economic experts say it's too early to quantify the full impact of workforce shortages fueled by immigration fears, but anecdotal evidence is widespread. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.