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AGC: New Immigration Bill Protects The Legal Status Of More Than 100,000 People In Dreamers And TPS Programs Who Work In Construction

by Associated General Contractors on February 18, 2021

Offering Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Legal Status Will Put an End to Unfair Competition and Labor Exploitation, But Bill Fails to Create a Construction Worker Visa Program, Has Other Flaws   The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the introduction in Congress…

Topics: Government Affairs
AGC, Immigration

Construction Officals Urge Senators to Protect Legal Status of Over 100,000 Construction Workers, Fix Immigration

by Associated General Contractors on June 5, 2019

Construction Association Head Says Senate Must Pass Immigration Measure that Avoids Significant Disruptions to Construction Projects in Regions with Big TPS & Dreamer Populations  The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the passage today in the U.S. House of Representatives of…

Topics: Contracting, Human Resources
Construction Workers, Immigration

Legislation Introduced to Address Temporary Worker Issues in Construction

by GroundBreak Carolinas Staff on March 13, 2019

Construction Official Urges Congress to Act on Proposed New Legislation Introduced by Congressmen Francis Rooney & Lloyd Smucker that Will Establish First-Ever Temporary Visa Program for Construction The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, urged Congress to act quickly on the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act that…

Topics: Government Affairs, Workforce
Immigration, Workforce

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