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Trump's 'America first' would inflate cost of houses in the US
US homebuilders reliant on Hispanic-dominated labour, imported components
Published Tue, Aug 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
LAST year, Jim Brown and other homebuilders around Atlanta could get a good framing crew at a rate of US$3.25 per sq ft. This year, the few framers they can find demand - and get - almost double that.
"They can ask anything," said Mr Brown. "There aren't enough of them left."
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