Work visas scarce for unskilled laborers
Tagged: Dallas, family, Fort Worth, TexasPosted on: December 28th, 2006“When Mr. Bailey discovered that Mario was in the country illegally, he wanted to help him. So Mr. Bailey, a lanky, white-haired builder who specializes in high-end homes, went to a lawyer to see if he could help Mario get a visa.
Thats when the president of Bailey Family Builders ran into a little-understood roadblock to legal immigration for the millions of Mexicans and others who perform manual-labor jobs in the U.S.: Only 5,000 work visas are available every year for unskilled laborers.
“We dont have a system that recognizes the realities of the U.S. economy,” said Mr. Bailey, president of the Home Builders Association of Dallas-Fort Worth.”
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