Increased immigration enforcement on jobsites has led to more callouts and potentially longer project timelines, but experts believe the future will hold a policy shift.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided an Alabama elementary school construction site on July 23, WKRG5 reported, resulting in the arrest of 11 people.
It’s one of the latest examples of ICE cracking down on jobsites believed to be employing immigrants unauthorized to work in the U.S...
...“With this immigration policy pushing back on immigration, whether undocumented or documented, that suggests given our nation’s demographics, that if anything, the skilled worker shortage in construction is going to be exacerbated during the years ahead,” Basu said....
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RSK: ICE says they only go after those with a criminal record but if a few illegals are caught up in the swoop, they will also be deported.
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