America's homebuilding is powered by immigrant workers. Here are the places that rely on them the most.

The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor.

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

• The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant workers.
• Dallas-Fort Worth led the US in building permits. Its construction workforce was 61% foreign-born.
• Mass deportations and restrictions on immigration threaten to deepen the worker shortage.

The American homebuilding industry relies heavily on immigrant workers.