“Building a house or commercial structure got cheaper due to illegal alien labor just when, exactly?”
It certainly is MUCH CHEAPER in Texas to use non-union types to build houses than union boys...not even close.
As to California, the same is likely true, but you can thank the cost of land and the local/state regulations for not letting the price of housing reflect that.
As to the contractors pocketing the difference, you’re not one of those types who thinks that Exxon gets rich just because the Arabs raise the cost of oil, are you?
I’ve had a few houses built and never has the cost of labor gone down. There are very few options now or going back at least ten years for anyone other than apparent illegal aliens. There are no union types building houses.
You’re not one of those types who thinks illegal alien labor is a good thing, are you? Because you sure sound like one.