The Hyundai battery plant in Georgia that saw 475 workers arrested in immigration raid last week is just the latest example of President Donald Trump’s policies clashing with his goals for the world’s largest economy.

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts have had widespread impacts on the construction industry, according to a recent survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), a trade group of contractors involved in most types of building projects.

The survey of 874 members found that 5% reported a visit from immigration agents, and 10% said that workers either walked off the job or failed to show up to work because of actual or rumored immigration actions. A further 20% said they were indirectly impacted because their subcontractors lost work

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