Mario Guerrero, Executive Director of the South Texas Builders Association and a self-described Trump voter, says the president's mass deportation drive has left the region's construction industry in freefall — with worksites ground to a halt, companies filing for bankruptcy, and former supporters now questioning the administration. His testimony, part of a New York Times video report on how Trump's economic and immigration priorities are colliding in South Texas, has put a named face on a crisis that has been building for months.
'I did vote for Mr Trump. Deporting the criminals is a great policy. These foundations are poured ready to go, and we can't even start the construction on them,' Guerrero said in the footage. 'But we voted for the American dream. And unfortunately, right now, we're not seeing that.'
