Tag: illegal immigrants

Construction Equipment

After sharp decline during recession, illegal immigrant population shows signs of a rebound alongside construction

A new report released today by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project indicates the sharp recession-induced decline of illegal immigrants living in the United States has stalled. Traditionally drawn to occupations in construction and the service sector, the illegal immigrant population peaked at 12.2 million in 2007, but declined with the recession as the […]

September 23, 2013

Workforce

Construction industry lobbyists continue to fight for more guest worker visas as immigration bill moves to House

As the House of Representatives prepares to consider the immigration bill that recently passed the Senate, construction industry lobbyists are preparing for their final chance to increase the limit on guest worker visas offered to the industry. According to a report from the Washington Post, construction industry advocates say more than 200,000 new workers will […]

July 1, 2013

Business

Senate unlikely to adopt ID card for legal worker verification due to high costs

Senators working on an immigration bill are not likely to adopt a high-tech ID card for workers because of costs, the Washington Post reported. The legislation is intended to regulate employers who hire illegal immigrants. It will likely seek to expand E-Verify, a currently voluntary but little-used system which uses Social Security numbers to check […]

March 13, 2013