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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by chrisdhoover on Thursday January 05, 2023 @08:56PM (#34269959)
True that. Every job site I go to is filled with hardworking Mexicans and Central Americans.
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by midoridensha on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:35AM (#34272400)
Yet everyone complains how poorly houses are built these days...
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by dbfx on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:32AM (#34273132)
More of a material fault than anything else, hiuses in the us are disposeable
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Re:America needs carpenters and plumbers. Try telling that t... by Tangurena2 on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:05AM (#34276289)
Because the states where most of the construction workers are immigrants don't have licensing for tradespeople. They also have laws protecting the builders from "defective house" litigation.
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