What about bringing workers from other areas of the country into that area? I am not clear if these are temporary jobs due to construction in the area- or if the company is located there and these will be continuous jobs- but my step-son and daughter- and a nephew all work construction- travel to other areas is common in construction. People would also be willing to relocate for permanent jobs if that is the case. It really does sound to me like they didn't advertise the jobs as they should have. When the company my daughter works for advertises job openings people flock in from all over to try to get the jobs. The only problem they have is in getting certain jobs filled that require certain skills. They get those jobs filled too, but they have to offer a better package to get that type of job filled.
Rove told lawmakers . . . “The president doesn’t want to enforce immigration law because he’s afraid he’ll inconvenience someone who wants to come into the country for a better life.”
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Let me tell you what I do know. Mexican workers do not complain, they will do exactly as told. Here lies the problem, the one telling them what to do may not know what he is talking about. The job winds up getting done wrong and the worker gets the blame for not knowing better. Most companies do not want workers that will buck establishment over unsafe or wrong work practices. They can not stand it when you site regulations against unsafe work practice. $18 an hour is underpay for skilled petrochemical pipefitters and boilermakers.