Immigration Reform Bill Could Translate into Increased Construction Jobs

2018-04-23T23:55:17-05:00May 30th, 2013|Construction Contractor Advisor, Foreign Workers|

Today’s post is from Stacy Morris, a partner in our Litigation Department. Among the proposed changes to the sweeping immigration reform bill, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744), is a provision aimed at making more foreign workers available for jobs in several sectors, including the construction industry.  If passed, the bill would create a new “W” visa classification as of April 1, 2015, [...]