Build a better nation: a case for comprehensive immigration reform

Details

• Personal Author:
  Price A ; Tzintzún C
• Description:
  Texas is facing a crisis in construction. Build a Better Nation uncovered that the current failures in immigration policy make working conditions increasingly untenable for both workers and the employers who depend on their labor. Undocumented workers have few protections, resulting in deadly, illegal working conditions that lower standards for all workers laboring in the industry. Current policy has left employers with few options other then to hire undocumented workers, forcing them to put their businesses in legal jeopardy or remain unable to compete. A healthy economy requires sensible immigration policies that encourage growth, protect workers, and allow business to compete on a level playing field. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Law Enforcement Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Health-standards Law-enforcement Racial-factors Regulations Sociological-factors Standards Work-analysis Work-environment Work-operations Work-practices Worker-health Workers

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• Publisher:
  Workers Defense Project
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046763
• Citation:
  Austin, TX: Workers Defense Project, 2013 Feb; :1-24
• Contact Point Address:
  Workers Defense Project, 5604 Manor Road Austin, TX 78723
• Email:
  info@workersdefense.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Build a better nation: a case for comprehensive immigration reform
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31b6ba08f8768895266101fffe9d061e321ac705e5e3770146c9b7d59e8e1436eb041dc6f2ae61d6b91f1ae91ccca2f65a35e03dec355fe25190e0dd604b0262
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202093/cdc_202093_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.44 MB ]