Immigration Stories

From A Roofing Employer

Roofing is one of the most physically demanding of all the construction trades. With 424 degree hot asphalt, add summertime temperatures in the mid to upper 90's and you have a very demanding work environment.

The Growth and Reach of Immigration

New data from the 2005 American Community Survey (ACS), released by the Census Bureau on August 15, 2006, underscore the extent to which immigration continues to fuel the expansion of the U.S. labor force. The foreign-born population of the United States increased by 4.9 million between 2000 and 2005; raising the total foreign-born population to 35.7 million, or 12.4 percent of the 288.4 million people in the country.

From A Construction Employer

Immigrant workers who have migrated here are meeting a huge portion of our demand for workers. Since there has been virtually no legal method for them to come here and work, many of them have come illegally and then secured false documentation in order to get hired.