Originally Posted by Pwyse
Originally Posted by Lonster
I’m co-owner of a construction company. Our cheapest labor is $17.00/hour. We have 0 Caucasian workers, they are all on meth a fentanyl.

Hispanic workers started out here in Alabama as “cheap labor”. Now they dominate the workforce in construction AND they pretty much name their price. The BIG difference in Hispanic labor vs “others” is that these “Messicans” take pride in their work. Our’s are skilled laborers that I’d put up against anybody’s work.



This is my experience as well. It has nothing to do with them being cheaper. It has to do with them being available and dependable. And they are not cheap.

Home inspectors can always find issues no matter who does the work. I look at a lot of volume builder homes and a lot of custom homes. They all look the same no matter what the color of the framer is.

^^^^100% truth. They've recognized their worth and their rates now are now commensurate with everyone else in the trade. There's no such thing as cheap manual labor in the construction industry anymore. Main differences are; Hispanics dont lay out, they show up early, leave late, and they'll finish a job in half the time of a white crew.