VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-21
“We don’t have enough guys to do the work – they’ve been picked up, or are too scared to leave the house, or they’ve given up and gone back to Mexico.”
Ronnie Cavazos · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Cavazos explains the labor shortage caused by ICE arrests, fear, and workers returning to Mexico.
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