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“In this country, at least, the sounds of power hammers and Spanish banter are inseparable.
Thats because Hispanic immigrants, legal and illegal, make up such a huge chunk of the U.S. construction work force. Theyve become a vital but elusive cog in the U.S. economy.
And therein lies the dilemma for economists: Everyone knows theyre there, and yet they cant be adequately counted or tracked. As the U.S. economic behemoth slows, were getting a disturbingly fuzzy snapshot of whats happening because the industry most responsible is producing some quirky data.”
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