Donald Trump is set to take office once again on January 20th. And just like his first term, he’s set to put some anti-immigration policies on the books day 1. One’s that could hurt those living in fire-ravaged Los Angeles. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00Donald Trump is set to take office again on January 20th and echoing the first days of his first time round in the White
00:06House where he banned travelers and refugees with passports from seven Muslim-majority countries an executive order that was shot down within weeks by a
00:13US appeals court
00:14Well, he said to once again issue sweeping immigration rules upon entering the Oval Office this time looking to perform mass deportations
00:22However, now experts say that very plan could significantly hinder Los Angeles rebuilding efforts after the wildfires
00:28According to the National Association of Home Builders immigrants make up a substantial portion of California's construction workers
00:34Those include those living in the United States without documentation
00:38California is already experiencing a construction labor shortage as well
00:42Meaning if Trump's policy sees thousands of workers deported LA could take even longer to get back on its feet
00:47Others say that the mere presence of these policies ones which threaten deportations will likely lower the number of available workers altogether
00:55Housing policy researcher at the University of California Berkeley Ben Metcalf said about it quote
01:00We don't know how big the impact will be but it is 100% certain that there will be fewer
01:04Undocumented folks showing up at the job lines to try and get on construction jobs