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Construction, other industries speak out against guest worker deal
Just when it looked like the final hurdle to immigration reform had been cleared, dozens of business groups, including half a dozen representing construction professionals, have called into question a new guest worker program agreed to by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. As we recently reported, the new guest worker program, called […]
April 12, 2013
Business
Caterpillar CEO calls for more visas for foreign engineers, path to legal status for undocumented immigrants
During a speech at the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition in Chicago, Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman said his company has a hard time retaining talent and filling lower-skilled positions due to the hard time its foreign workers have in obtaining a visa to stay in the U.S. “Today, we (employers) have gaps in our workforce. We have […]
April 5, 2013
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