Trump’s New Mass Deportation Laws Could Rattle The Roofing Industry

How could Donald Trump's new mass deportation laws threaten your roofing crews in your state or the industry at large? Well, in this video, I'm going to share the three things that you need to know about what's happening both at a national level and on a state level. As we're seeing in Missouri with SB 72, which is currently sitting in the Missouri Senate, the outcome of this bill could become a model for many other states to follow. It is no secret that the roofing industry is changing really fast. You know, growing a roofing company today is not the same as it was even three years ago. We're witnessing this on a state level, like we've seen in Florida and in Minnesota. On a national level with, like the FLSA Fair Labor Standards act, which went into effect March 11th of 2024, we're seeing it through insurance companies changing their policy, their coverage and how they're working or making it a little more challenging for claims to be processed and timelines to get paid. So adaptability is the new strategy. And one thing I'm working on with my content and my community is to be the place where you turn to hear it first. In fact, that's what we do in rsra. So we share winning secrets to help each other dominate in today's unpredictable and fast changing times. I'm glad to have you here and I'm excited to jump into this video to teach you the three things that you need to know. So let's get started. Roofing sales is personal development in disguise, and the reward for growth is life changing. I hope my content helps you create a richer life and bank account. All right, before I break down the news, as well as the actual Senate bill, I want to get a few things out of the way. First, let's start with a story. Have you ever had someone report make a little tip off to OSHA to report you? Yeah, usually it's from like one of three types of people. One is a disgruntled competitor who, like, didn't win the bid and and they got mad, wanted to stick it to you. Number two, it's a tenant. If you're doing a multifamily property or a commercial property of sorts, it's a tenant who's really upset about the noise or even a neighbor. That's a third one is a neighbor. And I've had reports from all three. And these are folks that want to, like, stick it to you. Now imagine that, but on steroids, because that's what this new law or potential law with The Senate Bill 72 in Missouri is going to do is because it's going to incentivize people and give them something to gain so they can both stick it to you and get paid. So I'll break that down now. The other groundwork that I want to lay is this. This topic is controversial. And by no means is the intention of this video to be pro or against any administration, nor over. Excuse me, not acknowledging the obvious levels of racism that still occur in our world and our industry. And I'll quantify that. Cause I know some people, like, we don't have racism anymore. Let me explain crystal clear what I mean. Many people, and I've heard it myself, I dealt with homeowners who asked outright, like the ethnicity of the crews that we worked with. I've also witnessed firsthand that people assume that any Latin crew is Mexican. And they've also assumed that any Latin crew is Mexican and an illegal alien, which is all not true. Just because you're Latin doesn't mean you're Mexican. There's a lot of countries in of Latin descent in South America, in Central America that aren't Mexican. In fact, I remember I dealt with one of our sighting crews was all Honduran. And everyone's like, oh, that Mexican crew. I'm like, they're not Mexican, they're Honduran. They speak Spanish. That doesn't make them Mexican. And yes, they are legal. Just because they're Latin and working here doesn't mean they're illegal. So I just want to, like, put a veil over this whole video to say I'm not here to invoke a racial conversation. I'm here to share objectively what's going on and how this can impact us. Now that we got that out of the way, let's get into the nitty gritty. First, I want to read what's happening on a state level in the Missouri senate. This is SB72. If this comes into effect, it could become a model for many other states to follow. So let's pop it up so you can read along with me this. I'm going to read the current bill summary and then break it down and. And then we're going to turn our attention what's happening on a national level as well and what you need to know. So first, Current Bill Summary, SB 72. This act creates the offense of trespass by an illegal alien, which provides that a person shall be guilty of such offense if the person is an illegal alien who knowingly enters this state and remains here and is Physically present in the state at the time a licensed bounty hunter or peace officer apprehends the person. More on the licensed bounty hunter in a little bit. Such an offense shall be a felony for a term of imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole with certain exemptions provided in this act. In other words, someone who's in the state of Missouri and in this proposed Senate Bill 72, is conducting a felony or participating in a felony, it's charged with felony, and they'll be put in jail and there's no way for them to get out. Like with. With certain exceptions. Okay, now, now, next. Any person who commits the offense of trespass by an illegal alien shall be prohibited from voting, receiving any permanent or license to drive, receiving public benefit and becoming a legal resident of the state. That all seems kind of, you know, obvious, I guess. But here's where the bill gets interesting. Additionally, the Department of Public Safety shall develop an information system. Excuse me. An information system for people to report violations of this act, which shall include a toll free number. Okay. A email hotline and an online reporting portal. Those three things report violations of this act, which shall include toll free, telephone hotline, email and online reporting portal. Any person who makes a report of an illegal alien who is arrested shall receive a reward of $1,000. In other words, here's all the ways. Report, call us, email us, use this online portal. You report someone, we arrest them, you get paid $1,000. Now, hold that in your mind. But because what I'm about to share in the next paragraph is going to make it make sense. Why, why this, why and how this could impact your business whether you have legal crews or not, and what you're going to want to do about it. The Department of Public Safety shall develop the Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program now. Which shall certify applicants to be bounty hunters for the purpose of finding and detaining illegal aliens in the state. They're literally creating a bounty hunter program. Okay. Or talking about it again. This is all. This bill is not yet passed. It's in the Senate as we speak. Any person with a license as a bail bond agent, general bail bond agent, or surety recovery agent may apply to the program as provided in the act. And finally, this act creates the Missouri Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program Fund, which shall consist of money appropriated by the General Assembly. So, what does this really mean? If I were to summarize this in my terms, it's this simple. Now, any illegal alien who is apprehended is conducting a felony. They're going to be slammed in jail and there's no way out. Okay, then they are incentivizing the public to report such people. So tip off hotlines in exchange for getting paid 1000 bucks per person who's apprehended. Which means, like in the past, if you had OSHA complaints come in, imagine those people instead of just sticking it to you. They could have a lot to gain. In addition to that, they are giving the power to a new division, which is that the bounty hunters. Let me just get the exact language and unlock my phone here. Yeah, the Missouri illegal alien certified bounty hunter program. So bail bond agents, et cetera. So imagine you want to make a living. You could just drive around, find illegal aliens, apprehend them, and get 1000 bucks ahead. Imagine how profitable your days could be. Okay. In addition to that, they're giving the local law enforcement authority to do this, which is unprecedented. In the past, everything had to go through federal agencies because immigration was a federal issue. So now I'll turn our attention to the AP news. By the way, love it, hate it, don't care. I'm just sharing objectively what they're. What they're sharing lawmakers. By the way, I'm not a huge fan of the news, and I trust little just to get that out of the way. Lawmakers in a growing number of states are proposing to give local law officers the power to arrest people who entered the country illegally, mirroring recent laws in Texas and elsewhere that have been placed on hold while the courts weigh whether they unconstitutionally usurp federal authority. So what this all means, and the three things you need to know is, number one, people will get paid to report people. Okay? That's incentive for anyone from disgruntled ex employees, from competitors, angry homeowners, etc. Number two, if the Missouri law passes, we could see actual illegal alien bounty hunters being rewarded. So bail bond agents literally have another revenue stream to just drive around and apprehend people. And three, giving that authority to local law enforcement. So again, if your crews are legal, we could see an influx in racial profiling to say, hey, because there's money to gain, like, oh, Latin crew, I'm going to assume that they're an illegal alien and go harass them. Which I really, that upsets me, and I hope it upsets you. And number two is if there are illegal aliens working on those crews, the consequences are pretty high for that individual, which will likely mean a very big peel back of our workforce. So I couldn't tell you right now because I don't have this data, like what percentage of the workforce is illegally and what kind of consequences this may or may not have. But it is something that we need to be aware of again, whether your crews are legal or otherwise. So what are you doing to prepare and what should you do to prepare? What's this going to look like? Drop a comment and leave it below. This stuff has not yet passed yet, but it's important to have on your radar because things are moving very, very quickly. We've seen this happen in Minnesota, We've already seen it in Florida. Florida already pulled some funny business, in my opinion, with SB 76 aspects of the bill being deemed unconstitutional and then a secret special session happening behind closed doors. So we don't really know how much public form and feedback could take place in these bills passing and how quick they'll move. And it's important that we know what's going on. So thanks for joining me in this video. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below. And thank you for bearing with me on what is very obviously a sensitive topic for many. I appreciate your time here, and if you want to hang with me, YouTube thinks you're really going to love this video. And I'll see you in the next one.