Items Tagged with 'immigration'

According to the American Immigration Council, the construction industry has the highest percentage of undocumented workers at 13.7 percent, surpassing agriculture (12.7 percent), hospitality (7.1 percent), general services (6.5 percent), and transportation and warehousing (5.5 percent).

Associated Builders and Contractors released a statement on June 18 in response to President Joe Biden’s executive actions on immigration.

Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and over 20 of their Democratic colleagues reintroduced the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency Act, legislation to allow Temporary Protected Status recipients to apply for legal permanent residency and receive work authorization.

In Nov. 16’s Federal Register, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it is automatically extending the validity of Temporary Protected Status-related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designations of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Sudan and Nepal from Dec. 31, 2022, to June 30, 2024. The TPS-related documents covered by this notice are Employment Authorization Documents, Notices of Action (Forms I-797) and Arrival/Departure Records (Forms I-94).

Here, South Valley Drywall CEO revisits with the magazine to talk about the next year, the next wave of labor and what we can do as a nation to improve the immigration dialogue.

The proposed new immigration bill provides long-needed reforms to the nation’s flawed approach to immigration. 

Forty-two states added construction jobs between June 2018 and June 2019, while construction employment increased in 30 states from May to June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. 

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019.

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the President's new proposal to allow more immigrations into the country based on merit.

Painters Union (IUPAT) vows strong and unflinching support for workers as DHS terminates protective status for Nicaraguan families “The removal of documented, working members of our Society is wrong and not in the best interest of the American Economy.”