Since taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump has made immigration reform and enforcement a primary focus of his first term. From big ticket items — such as building a border wall and increasing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids — to smaller, more under-the-radar policy shifts, such as increasing green card interviews and rolling back long-standing immigration policies, these changes are a big shift from previous administrations.
Early in his presidency, Trump signed the “Buy American and Hire American” (BAHA) executive order, which has had profound effects on many immigration rules, regulations and policies. Essentially, the BAHA policy puts an emphasis on promoting American industry and the production of American-made goods and products by increasing employment rates in the U.S. and decreasing the use of foreign workers and the amount of manufactured goods produced outside the U.S. by American companies. As a result of this shift in policy, many industries have been caught in the crosshairs, including roofing.