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‘I’m seeing a lot of people just not showing up for work,’ one company owner says

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The local construction industry has suffered through a workforce shortage for years. Some fear that an uptick in immigration enforcement could exacerbate the issue. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Clark County’s construction industry has suffered a yearslong shortage of workers, especially skilled ones. An uptick in immigration enforcement is making it worse.

“I’m seeing a lot of people just not showing up for work,” the owner of one local construction company said. The Columbian is withholding the owner’s name so the company is not targeted by immigration agents.

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