Immigrant labor vital to area businesses - Wisconsin

Local businesses are closely watching several pending bills in the state Legislature that could impact the ability of employers to hire and employ illegal immigrants.

The impact of losing relatively cheap labor could be very significant, according to people in the construction and landscape maintenance industries, especially in a high-growth area like Madison County.

One estimate from a local landscaper is that the entire illegal immigrant population left the state immediately, about 30 percent of construction and landscape businesses would go belly up within a matter of months.”*

*From: http://www.onlinemadison.com
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