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By "stopping" do you mean reversing immigration? If so, then yes that could "stop" housing construction. Reducing net immigration by any amount wouldn't stop
by DrBazza 3y ago
By "stopping" do you mean reversing immigration? If so, then yes that could "stop" housing construction. Reducing net immigration by any amount wouldn't stop house building as those workers are already UK residents.
- lores 2y agoNo, because those immigrant builders tend to return to their original country once they have made enough money. For example, there are ~30% fewer Poles in the UK now than in 2017, which has led to a big shortage of plumbers and builders. Anecdotally, my neighbour is a Romanian builder, and will go home once he can buy a nice house in the mountains.