There might be less incentive for migrants to enter the country illegally if clearer U.S. visa work programs were in place, says Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor, and state affairs for Associated Builders and Contractors.  

Associated Builders and Contractors, a construction industry trade association, “is clear that there’s no place in our country for lawbreakers of any kind, and we oppose any efforts to facilitate that,” he said. But there needs to be a clear process that “does allow for foreign workers here legally … to participate in the construction industry,” he said.  

“And, you know, if there were an easier system, I don’t know that we’d have as many people here illegally, so I think we’ve got to sort of address that,” Brubeck told The Daily Signal.  

Under the U.S. H-2B program, 66,000 aliens are allowed to enter the country each fiscal year “to fill........

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