George Carrillo

I fight for the people they forget. Unifying the fractured. Speaking truth without fear. This isn’t politics. It’s purpose. #BuildAmericaStrong

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Data center momentum and workforce pressure are not separate stories.

AGC and NCCER report a 349,000 to 500,000 worker gap and 28% disruption in firms tied to enforcement effects.

When crews are pulled into one lane first, smaller projects become more vulnerable. HCC members should plan for continuity and staffing depth now.

Sources: AGC/NCCER, Construction Dive, HCC labor brief. #HispanicContractors #ConstructionWorkforce #HCC

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Hispanic workers: 58% of net new U.S. construction jobs, 2020-2025. Hispanic-owned firms: 7.1% of revenue. HCC documents the $395B annual gap. Full study live: https://t.co/iLF9fmiwGI #Construction

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

1 in 3 construction workers is an immigrant. 28% of firms disrupted by ICE enforcement. Net immigration drops to 321K in 2026. Industry needs 349K workers. The gap is real.

Sources: AGC/NCCER, Fortune, Construction Dive. #Construction #HispanicContractors

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

On September 30, 2026, the IIJA expires. No reauthorization bill has been introduced in either chamber. $58 billion per year in formula transportation funding could revert. 112 days to act. https://t.co/kX5jaADWsV #IIJA #Construction

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

SBA admitted 65 firms to the 8(a) program in 2025. In 2023: 2,100+. Over 1,000 suspended. State DOTs pausing DBE certification mid-pipeline.

Hispanic contractors are being locked out of federal infrastructure at its peak.

Source: Brookings. #DBE #HispanicContractors

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

$3B/year in DWSRF water contracts are open. Hispanic contractors built the infrastructure. Most are not in the bid cycle.

The barrier is registration, not eligibility. The funding window closes September 30.

https://t.co/M56OwZjmNU

#WaterInfrastructure #DWSRF #HispanicContractors

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

On September 30, 2026, the IIJA expires. No reauthorization bill has been introduced in either chamber. $58 billion per year in formula transportation funding could revert. 165 days to act. https://t.co/kX5jaADWsV #IIJA #Construction

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

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[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

March 2026 BLS construction employment is out. First hard data from the quarter when tariffs, ICE enforcement, and DBE suspension ran together. Hispanic workers are 34% of the labor force by BLS CPS data. https://t.co/blcBNuQWC3 #ConstructionWorkforce

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

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[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

BlackRock Future Builders: $100M to train 50,000 skilled trades workers. Construction workforce shortage: 349,000 in 2026. National Apprenticeship Week: April 26. Is this reaching Hispanic construction workers? #FutureBuilders #HispanicConstruction

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Construction Dive: the U.S. may already have a negative immigration rate. Hispanic and immigrant workers are 34% of the construction workforce. The industry needs 349,000 more workers in 2026. The math is not good. #ConstructionWorkforce #HispanicConstruction #WorkforceShortage

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Construction material costs are rising at a 12.6 percent annualized rate. Steel is up 20 percent, aluminum 33 percent, copper 22 percent. If your January bid has no escalation clause, your margins are exposed. AGC guidance: https://t.co/yoljbkn4DM #ConstructionCosts

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Data center construction will absorb 296,700 workers in 2026. That is 85% of all net new industry demand. Half of contractors are already delaying projects. The labor is there. It is working somewhere else. #ConstructionWorkforce #DataCenters #IIJA

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

50% tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper are in effect now. Construction input prices are up 12.6% annualized, the fastest pace since 2022 per ENR Q1 2026. Every lump-sum bid without an escalation clause is a margin problem today. #Construction #Tariffs #MaterialCosts

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

28% of construction firms reported workforce disruptions from immigration enforcement. 10% lost workers directly. Small Hispanic-owned subcontractors carry the highest exposure with the fewest resources to manage it. https://t.co/kX5jaADWsV #Construction #HispanicContractors

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

70,000 Hispanic-owned construction firms cannot get on public works bid lists. It is a capital access problem, not a qualifications problem. The SBA bonding guarantee program has a $10M limit that was never updated for today's contract sizes. We documented the fix. https://t.co/xi3IQWBpem #Construction #HispanicContractors

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Tariffs added $10,900 to the cost of building one home. We need 349,000 new construction workers this year. We are making both problems worse at the same time.

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

Hispanic workers make up more than half of the construction labor force in America.

You see them on every jobsite. Pouring foundations. Running conduit. Framing walls in heat that would sideline most.

Yet across the industry, fewer than 1 in 12 management positions...

[George Carrillo @HCC_Build]

The Hispanic construction workforce is not a niche story.

It is the story of who built this country and who is building it right now. One in three construction workers in the United States is Hispanic.

Latin Times sat down with HCC to talk about what that means for...