I know a few carpenters who left. They were driven out of the business (US). The main cause was non-citizen, illegal workers being employed, with active encour

I know a few carpenters who left. They were driven out of the business (US). The main cause was non-citizen, illegal workers being employed, with active encouragement by the elites through non-enforcement of the law. As soon as some companies in an area started displacing citizen workers and reaping the financial rewards of that, it was a race to the bottom. No longer able to support a family or maintain dignity, carpenters had to find other things to do. The quality of work has dropped precipitously. Just look at the lousy finish carpentry, and that's just the stuff you can easily see.