December 16, 2025
Rebuilding New Orleans: What a Conversation with Teachers Revealed About Immigration and Construction
I was motivated to write this after a recent trip to San Diego, where I had the opportunity to meet with a group of teachers from New Orleans. Our conversation quickly moved beyond education and into something deeper, their city, its people, and the long road back after Hurricane Katrina. As they reflected on the […]
November 17, 2025
Undocumented Immigrants Aren’t the Root of the Housing Crisis
Recently, Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on Fox News and made a sweeping claim: a “surge” of illegal immigrants is driving up housing prices and taking homes that “ought by right go to American citizens.” According to Vance, the country has been “flooded” with as many as 30 million undocumented immigrants, which, combined with insufficient new construction, […]
November 3, 2025
The People Have Spoken on Immigration
A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Washington, D.C., for the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) Summit. Leaders from across the political spectrum, from business and labor to faith and civic organizations, gathered around one simple truth: the immigration debate is broken, but the workforce that keeps America running is not. What’s broken is the […]
October 22, 2025
We’re Building Momentum, Together
This past week we finalized our conference analysis, and I couldn’t be prouder to share what it reveals about our growth. We recorded over 600 check-ins across 12 NHCA sessions, about 10 percent of all conference traffic. That number represents more than attendance, it shows the movement we’re building together. In just 18 months, NHCA […]
October 14, 2025
Building Builders, Building the Future
As we head into the final stretch of 2025, it’s impossible not to feel the momentum building within the National Hispanic Construction Alliance (NHCA). What began as a vision to unite, empower, and elevate Hispanic contractors has quickly grown into a national movement—one that’s connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across every corner of the construction industry. […]
October 6, 2025
When Labor Shortages Hit Home: Why the Construction Slowdown Starts with Housing
Recent data from MetLife Investment Management shows that residential construction job growth has fallen for the third month in a row. It’s a troubling sign that points to more than just a cooling market, it highlights how fragile our construction workforce has become and how unevenly that impact is being felt across the industry. For […]