But there has to be some type of guest worker program where the individuals can be allowed to come into the country in a controlled environment and be allowed to go to work in our industry and other industries. |
I think almost everyone agrees there needs to be a security aspect to immigration, and the borders need to be more closely controlled. |
Our industry is almost desperate for new workers. If the current undocumented workers are pulled out of the industry, we will be in crisis mode. |
The last piece is the enforcement piece. So many contractors in this country are still small family-owned businesses that can only look at the documents presented to them and try to determine if a person truly is a legal worker. If false or fraudulent papers are presented, all they can do is make a good faith effort to determine if they are accurate. |
We need a system set up on a national basis where employers can check to see if someone is a legal worker. |