/substanceBreakling reply @anttsinc /substance 2026-09-05
Original · Anttsinc
New construction homebuilders across Texas and the South are in a full-blown, frantic panic—and the cheap labor party is officially over. 🚨🔨 General contractors are burning through their call logs begging anyone who can hang sheetrock to show up to the job site. Why? ICE enfor…
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Homebuilders across Texas and the South are scrambling for sheetrock crews after ICE enforcement emptied the labour pool, and the workers left are demanding $400 a day minimum. Builders were getting whole houses sheetrocked for $500 to $1,000 while charging American prices. Now scarcity has flipped the leverage, right as they sit on unsold inventory. When will they pay a real living wage? Tone rewrite only. Claims remain the author's and are not independently verified.