Trending Now - Trump's Border Wall Funding Fuels Billionaire Dynasty Concerns
WHO:
Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association
Marco Santivañes, Texas-based home builder
Eliud Cavazos, CEO of 57 Concrete in Texas
President Trump
Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., a third-generation family business
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
WHAT:
Mario Guerrero stated, "I did vote for Mr. Trump. Deporting the criminals is a great policy. But we voted for the American Dream, and unfortunately, right now, we're not seeing that."
Marco Santivañes reported that ICE has "raided us anywhere from 10 to 15 times."
Eliud Cavazos indicated a reduction of "almost 60 percent of our volume on the residential side of our business" and mentioned that his company applied for bankruptcy in December 2025.
Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. has won more than $8 billion in government contracts.
The contracts are for designing and constructing segments of Trump's border wall.
The immigration spending by the Trump administration is approximately $171 billion.
The three largest contracts awarded to Fisher range from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion each.
WHERE:
Worksites across the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have "ground to a halt."
Southern border of the United States
WHEN:
President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, 2020.
Contracts have been awarded since July 2020.
WHY:
Some Trump supporters in the construction industry are "changing their minds" about supporting him due to the impact of ICE raids.
Fisher Sand & Gravel embraced the MAGA immigration agenda early on.
HOW:
ICE raids have become a major burden for the construction industry in Texas.
Contracts awarded by the Department of Homeland Security for border wall construction.
(UPDATED March 18, 2026 19:26 UTC)
In a troubling development for the construction industry in Texas, Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, expressed his disappointment with the current state of the American Dream, despite having voted for Trump. Marco Santivañes, a Texas-based home builder, revealed that his business has faced between 10 to 15 ICE raids, while Eliud Cavazos, CEO of 57 Concrete, reported a staggering 60 percent drop in residential volume and noted that his company filed for bankruptcy in December 2025. As a result, some Trump supporters in the construction sector are reconsidering their support for him, as worksites across the Rio Grande Valley have come to a standstill due to the burden of these ICE raids.
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(UPDATED March 18, 2026 17:24 UTC)
President Trump’s administration has awarded Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., a third-generation family business, over $8 billion in government contracts for designing and constructing segments of the border wall along the southern border of the United States. These contracts, which range from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion each, have been granted since the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, 2020. Fisher Sand & Gravel embraced the MAGA immigration agenda early on, leading to significant immigration spending by the Trump administration, totaling approximately $171 billion.