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Immigration and Construction: The Makeup of the Workforce in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area.
- Source :
- Journal of Construction Engineering & Management; Sep2009, Vol. 135 Issue 9, p874-880, 7p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the United States. Of this population, research shows that approximately 19% work in the construction industry, comprising around 14% of all construction workforces. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan region has a unique makeup of workforces within the construction industry. Between September 2006 and February 2007, 896 construction workers from several projects in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area participated in a survey. The study targeted the low-skilled, immigrant-saturated trades in construction. The most compelling finding in this study was that illegal immigrants make up a far greater proportion of the construction workers in low-skilled trades than indicated by national averages, 55% as compared to between 20 and 36% nationally. This will increase the impact of immigration and immigration reform substantially for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07339364
- Volume :
- 135
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Construction Engineering & Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43719170
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000058