Politico Seeks Builders' Opinions on Texas Staying Red
Hello, RGVBA Members!
Immigration policy is becoming a larger topic in the United States as builders express increasing frustration with workforce cuts. Politico's Myah Ward called RGVBA EO Johnny Vasquez for the RGVBA's opinion on the issue for a story that ran on February 14th discussing the potential for Texas to lose its GOP influence.
Johnny Vasquez, executive officer of the Rio Grande Valley Builders Association, noted that Hidalgo County turned red for the president in 2024 — an example of gains the GOP will lose if the policies don’t shift, he argued.
“For me and for our association, we need workers, whether they’re American or not,” he said. “We just need workers.”
Read below to see what Politico learned in South Texas:
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