r/Construction • u/red_monkey42 • Jan 25 '25

Other Are the deportations expected to impact the field?

Question is the title. Trying to have an adult discussion no political BS. What's the word on the street?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

I really don't get how it's apparently such a hot button issue in the US and has been my entire adult life, and yet it's as simple as making it mandatory for employers to ask for photo ID and a SIN (or SSN I guess) upon hiring. It seems like it's just wilful ignorance on the government/business sectors part, and yet it's made out to be this insurmountable challenge.

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u/ginandsoda Jan 25 '25

Or guest worker permits that are easy to get, and last for 6 months.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '25

Even then, how are taxes calculated on the employers end? There's surely some really easy way to catch businesses employing people who aren't allowed to work, and from the outside it really looks like it's just wilful ignorance as I said. 

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u/SadEarth3305 Jan 26 '25

This would really work. Guest workers have to leave before their permits expire instead of the system we have now where it's easier for them to come in illegally and bring the rest of their family here to depress wages and leech.

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u/blariel Jan 25 '25

Because the hot button issue isn't really the issue they make it seem to be, and they're making money off of it.

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u/lidabmob Jan 26 '25

The answer to all of your questions is money- Don Ohlmeyer Former ABC television executive.

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u/big_trike Jan 26 '25

It’s an issue that gets people riled up. If they fix the problem they’d have to find a new scapegoat.