Home builders say immigration reform is essential to ease housing affordability crisis

The housing crisis shows no signs of slowing, and some home builders are saying that more immigration could help ease Americans’ home woes.

The Trump administration has argued that tightening immigration enforcement would open up units currently housing illegal aliens and other immigrants, but some in the business argue otherwise.

‘We’ve got to create a visa system for people who want to work legally in this country, in the construction industry.’

“Labor is one of the largest and most expensive inputs when it comes to home production and land development,” said National Association of Home Builders CEO and president Jim Tobin to Fox News Digital.

A shortage in skilled labor means costly delays and higher expenses for builders, who pass on the costs to homebuyers.

Tobin added that there’s a